FB-63844 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63844 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beryciformes Stephanoberycidae Abyssoberyx Abyssoberyx levisquamosus Merrett & Moore, 2005 Beautiful Dartfish 2008-05-15 2024-08-16 Randall, J.E. and T. Suzuki0 Three new species of dartfishes of the gobioid genus <i>Ptereleotris</i> from the western Pacific. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 14(2):89-100. (Ref. 75638) 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) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63852 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-28 00:00:00 2013-04-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63852 This species is characterized by the following: D VI + I, 27; A I, 25; pectoral rays 23 or 24; cycloid scales extremely small, about 190 near-vertical rows in longitudinal series; gill rakers 7-8 + 16-17; body depth 6.6-6.65 in SL; head length 4.65-4.7 in SL; chin has a low median fleshy ridge, narrowing posteriorly to a thin convoluted ridge; first dorsal fin about twice height of second dorsal, the second to sixth spines filamentous, doubling height of fin; fourth spine longest, 1.95-2.05 in SL; caudal fin asymmetrically rounded, the dorsal half more posterior, 5.05-5.1in SL; pelvic fins 3.95-4.1 in SL; alcohol preserved color pale gray, with dusky bands on head and a small square blackish spot dorsoposteriorly on opercle dorsal and anal fins faintly striped, the first dorsal only basally, the anal with a submarginal blackish band; caudal fin with a broad submarginal black arc over middle three-fourths of fin; body color in life is mainly white; side of head with blue and yellow (Ref. 75638). Randall, J.E. and T. Suzuki 2008 Three new species of dartfishes of the gobioid genus <i>Ptereleotris</i> from the western Pacific. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 14(2):89-100. (Ref. 75638) FB-Morphology-63852 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-28 00:00:00 2013-04-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63852 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 25; Vertebrae: 26 Randall, J.E. and T. Suzuki 2008 Three new species of dartfishes of the gobioid genus <i>Ptereleotris</i> from the western Pacific. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 14(2):89-100. (Ref. 75638) FB-Distribution-63852 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-15 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=63852 Western Pacific: Philippines. Randall, J.E. and T. Suzuki 2008 Three new species of dartfishes of the gobioid genus <i>Ptereleotris</i> from the western Pacific. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 14(2):89-100. (Ref. 75638) FB-Size-63852 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-15 00:00:00 2013-07-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63852 7.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75638)); 8.4 cm SL (female) Randall, J.E. and T. Suzuki 2008 Three new species of dartfishes of the gobioid genus <i>Ptereleotris</i> from the western Pacific. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 14(2):89-100. (Ref. 75638) 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-63852 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-15 00:00:00 2013-07-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63852 reef-associated; marine