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Glossanodon macrocephalus Bineesh, Nashad, Kumar & Endo, 2019

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Argentiniformes (Marine smelts) > Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Glossanodon: Greek, glossa = tongue + Greek, anodos = without teeth (Ref. 45335);  macrocephalus: The species name is derived from the greek words 'macro' (large) and 'cephalon' (head)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 300 - 600 m (Ref. 121821). Tropical

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Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, off Kerala coast, southwestern India.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.4 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 0,10-11; A 0 12-13; Pectoral 0,21-23; Pelvic 0,11-12; branchiostegal rays 5; gill rakers on first arch 30-36; total vertebrae 47-48; presence of small conical teeth patch on middle of lower jaw; absence of teeth on tongue; predorsal length 49–51% SL; prepectoral length 36–39% SL; prepelvic length 57–58% SL; distance from pelvic to anal-fin origins 26–28% SL; head length 35–39% SL; eye diameter 22–26% HL; snout length 28–30% HL; anus is located immediately anterior to anal-fin origin; presence of broad longitudinal black stripe above lateral line; presence dark spot on the pectoral-fin base; and no pigments on the ventral face between isthmus and pelvic-fin bases.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species is collected from mud-bottom habitat in 300 m depth from the Arabian Sea, off the southwestern coast of India.

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Bineesh, K., M. Nashad, K.V.A. Kumar and H. Endo, 2019. Glossanodon macrocephalus, a new argentine fish (Argentinidae) from the Arabian Sea. Zootaxa 4688(2):289-294. (Ref. 121821)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.3 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).