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Synanceiidae (Stonefishes) > Minoinae
Etymology: roseus: Named for Mr Rokus Groeneveld, who provided the excellent underwater photographs of this new species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 76 - 165 m (Ref. 128010). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: northwestern Australia, Indonesia (north Sulawesi) and the Maldives.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128010)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D X-XI,10-12 (modally XI,11), total rays 21-22 (22) with the first dorsal-fin spine much shorter than the second, with bases close together; A II,8-10 (II,9), total rays 10-12 (11); head depth 18.8-21.6% (mean 20.0%) of SL; eye set high on the head (horizontal line through top of snout bulge well below the ventral margin of pupil in specimens >60 mm SL); anterior and posterior lacrimal spines are sharp, the anterior spine tip canted anteroventrally while posterior spine tip canted anteroventrally or ventrally in specimens >60 mm SL; skin flap associated with pore above pectoral-fin base long and tentacle-like. Colouration: body entirely pale pink or yellow with narrow dark stripe centrally, no oblique alternating dark and light stripes; pectoral fin inner surface is largely bright yellow (whitish in preserved specimens), basally with dark stripes along rays, distal part largely yellow (whitish) when fresh (Ref. 128010).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura, 2018. Three new species of the Indo-Pacific stingfish genus Minous (Synanceiidae: Minoinae) with redescriptions of M. trachycephalus (Bleeker 1855) and M. pictus Günther 1880. Zootaxa 4455(2):201-257. (Ref. 128010)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00427 - 0.02816), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
