FB-46683 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46683 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Blenniiformes Labrisomidae Dialommus Dialommus macrocephalus (Günther, 1861) 汤加岛稀棘鳚 湯加島稀棘鳚 Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (non Günther, 1877) 1998-03-02 2024-05-17 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Smith-Vaniz, W.F.0 The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Bleniidae): an update. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 139:1-52. (Ref. 7401) Smith-Vaniz, W.F.0 The saber-toothed blennies, Tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Bleniidae). Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. Monograph (19):196. (Ref. 26189) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM). Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai`I, 96817-0916 USA. (Ref. 31667) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Randall, J.E., J.T. Williams, D.G. Smith, M. Kulbicki, G.M. Tham, P. Labrosse, M. Kronen, E. Clua and B.S. Mann0 Checklist of the shore and epipelagic fishes of Tonga. Atoll Res. Bull. Nos. 502. (Ref. 53797) Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Watson, W.0 Larval development in blennies. pp. 309-350. In Patzner, R.A., E.J. Gonçalves, P.A. Hastings and B.G. Kapoor (eds.) The biology of blennies. Science Publishers, Enfield, NH, USA. 482 p. (Ref. 94114) FB-pic-46688-38713 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 2004-02-25 2010-07-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46688 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Meton_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Meton_u0.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-46688 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1998-03-02 00:00:00 2014-02-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46688 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114). Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1987 The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Bleniidae): an update. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 139:1-52. (Ref. 7401) FB-DiagnosticDescr-46688 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Teresa Hilomen 2014-01-29 00:00:00 2014-01-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46688 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Lunate caudal fin with elongated lobes in adults; yellowish green on head and dorsally on body, shading to light yellow ventrally; greenish yellow dorsal and anal fins, broad black stripe near dorsal fin base; caudal fin base and lobes greenish yellow with centroposterior part transparent with pale greenish yellow rays. Segmented caudal rays 11-12 (usually 11); lateral line terminating below 3rd to 7th dorsal soft rays (Ref. 54980). Randall, J.E. 2005 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) FB-Morphology-46688 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Teresa Hilomen 2014-01-29 00:00:00 2014-01-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46688 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 28; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 17 - 18 Randall, J.E. 2005 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) FB-Distribution-46688 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1998-03-02 00:00:00 2014-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46688 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Pacific Ocean: apparently endemic to Tonga. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1987 The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Bleniidae): an update. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 139:1-52. (Ref. 7401) FB-LifeCycle-46688 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1998-03-02 00:00:00 2014-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=46688&StockCode=39332 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-46688 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1998-03-02 00:00:00 2014-02-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46688 10.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 54980)) Randall, J.E. 2005 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-46688 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1998-03-02 00:00:00 2014-02-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46688 pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 16 m (Ref. 7401) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1987 The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Bleniidae): an update. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 139:1-52. (Ref. 7401)