FB-63646 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63646 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Plotosidae Euristhmus Euristhmus sandrae Murdy & Ferraris, 2006 Oval-spot goby 2008-03-04 2021-09-23 Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of June 2007. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in June 2007. (Ref. 58462) Shibukawa, K. and T. Suzuki0 Two new species of the cheek-spine goby genus <i>Asterropteryx</i> (Perciformes: Goiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl 1:109-121. (Ref. 75136) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-63660 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-03-18 00:00:00 2013-07-23 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63660 Occurs in coral-reef slopes in the protected bays, found solitary on muddy or sandy-mud bottoms with dead-coral rubbles under the heavy growth of corals (Ref. 75136). Shibukawa, K. and T. Suzuki 2007 Two new species of the cheek-spine goby genus <i>Asterropteryx</i> (Perciformes: Goiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl 1:109-121. (Ref. 75136) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63660 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-29 00:00:00 2013-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63660 This species differs from the other species of the spinosa complex in having the following set of characters: cheek spines 3-6; largest cheek spine slender obviously longer than other spines, length 2.6-6.3% SL; a pupil- or eyesized ovoid black spot on base of caudal fin (extending anteriorly to third mid-lateral scale before posterior margin of hypural); head, body and dorsal fins when alive or fresh has numerous orange speckles; first dorsal fin with no distinct black spot (Ref. 75136); characterized further by having prolonged fourth dorsal spine, forms long filament in adult; longitudinal scale series 22-24; ctenoid predorsal and body scales; cycloid scales in cheek, opercle, pectoral-fin base and prepelvic area; rounded caudal fin; depth of body 3.2-3.7 in SL (Ref. 90102). Shibukawa, K. and T. Suzuki 2007 Two new species of the cheek-spine goby genus <i>Asterropteryx</i> (Perciformes: Goiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl 1:109-121. (Ref. 75136) FB-Morphology-63660 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-29 00:00:00 2013-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63660 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Shibukawa, K. and T. Suzuki 2007 Two new species of the cheek-spine goby genus <i>Asterropteryx</i> (Perciformes: Goiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl 1:109-121. (Ref. 75136) FB-Distribution-63660 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-03-18 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63660 Western Pacific: Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Ponape (Caroline Islands), including Japanese waters; probably more widely distributed in the area and the Indian Ocean. Shibukawa, K. and T. Suzuki 2007 Two new species of the cheek-spine goby genus <i>Asterropteryx</i> (Perciformes: Goiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl 1:109-121. (Ref. 75136) FB-Size-63660 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-03-18 00:00:00 2013-07-23 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63660 2.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75136)) Shibukawa, K. and T. Suzuki 2007 Two new species of the cheek-spine goby genus <i>Asterropteryx</i> (Perciformes: Goiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl 1:109-121. (Ref. 75136) 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/ 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-63660 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-03-18 00:00:00 2013-07-23 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63660 demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 40 m (Ref. 75136) Shibukawa, K. and T. Suzuki 2007 Two new species of the cheek-spine goby genus <i>Asterropteryx</i> (Perciformes: Goiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl 1:109-121. (Ref. 75136)