Classification / Names
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 2.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55345); 2.0 cm SL (female)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - 26 m (Ref. 55345)
Climate / Range
Subtropical, preferred ?
Distribution
Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: Predorsal scales and a bony interorbital about pupil diameter in width. Second dorsal spine elongated. Fifth pelvic fin ray branched dichotomously once and 55-80% of the fourth. Scales on cheek absent; one or two cycloid scales on the upper opercle; usually two rows of scales anterior to the pelvic fin base. Snout and lower half of the caudal peduncle with a slight sprinkling of melanophores. A broad, rounded, median ridge present on the snout and anterior interorbital region. Unique to the genus, a large, bilateral, open nasal pit, instead of the usual nasal sac with anterior and posterior openings (Ref. 55345); characterized further by semi-translucent pinkish, abdomen and most of head reddish pink, merging with tapered pink stripe to middle caudal fin base; midline of snout with blue-white spot; internal white stripe above vertebral column; longitudinal scale series 23-25; predorsal scales 6-8 (Ref. 90102).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
0
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
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