Propherallodus smithi, Mini-clingfish

Propherallodus smithi (Briggs, 1955)

Mini-clingfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes) > Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Diademichthyinae
Etymology: Propherallodus: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, allos = other + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr James Leonard Brierley Smith (1897–1968) was a South African chemist and ichthyologist most famous for identifying a stuffed fish as a coelacanth, then thought to have been extinct for millions of years. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Briggs.

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

Marine; demersal. Subtropical

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West Indian Ocean: South Africa.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6614)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 31. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D 8; A 6; pectoral-fin rays 23; vertebrae 31; large head and disc, of lengths 37.0 and 27.0% SL, respectively; in lateral view, upper end of the gill membrane level with the 5th pectoral-fin ray base; caudal-peduncle depth 1.3 times in length, and the posterior nostril located directly above the anterior margin of the eye (Ref. 137549).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Known from only one specimen.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators

Fujiwara, K. and H. Motomura, 2018. A new species, Propherallodus longipterus, from the Philippines and redescription of P. briggsi Shiogaki and Dotsu 1983 (Gobiesocidae: Diplocrepinae). Ichthyol. Res. 66(1):35-48. (Ref. 137549)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 19 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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