Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Etymology: Emmelichthys: Greek, emmelyes, -es, -es = harmonious + Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek,ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); marisrubri: Name from Latin 'Mare' for Sea and 'ruber' means red; referring to its area of distribution, the Red Sea..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Eritrea, Red Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96673)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. This species is distinguished by the following characters: spinous and soft-rayed portions of dorsal fin separated by a gap containing 4 or 5 short isolated spines, which are protruding over the dorsal surface of the body; D XII-XIII,8; pectoral-fin rays 18-20; lateral-line scales 80-83; total gill rakers 26-31; depth of body 16.5-20.2% SL (Ref. 96673).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani, 2014. Emmelichthys marisrubri, a new rover from the southern Red Sea (Teleostei: Emmelichthyidae). Cybium 38(2):83-87. (Ref. 96673)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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