FB-63872 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63872 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Pomacentrus Pomacentrus microspilus Allen & Randall, 2005 Majestic shrimpgoby Vanderhorstia sp. Not applicable 2008-05-22 2024-06-21 Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. DeLoach0 Reef fish identification - tropical Pacific. Florida, New World Publications, Inc. 480 p. (Ref. 52881) Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall0 Vanderhorstia nobilis, a new species of shrimpgoby for Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 12(1):39-44. (Ref. 75784) 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) FB-pic-63880-50152 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 2008-12-15 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 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63880 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Vanob_f0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Vanob_f0.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-63880 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-27 00:00:00 2013-04-04 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63880 Inhabits silty-sand bottoms in sheltered waters, singly or in male/female pairs. Shares the same burrows with unidentified species of Alpheus, a snapping shrimp (Ref. 75784). Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall 2006 Vanderhorstia nobilis, a new species of shrimpgoby for Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 12(1):39-44. (Ref. 75784) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63880 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-28 00:00:00 2013-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63880 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D VI-I, 16; A I, 17; pectoral rays 17-18; scales in longitudinal series 63-68; without scales on head, nape, or prepectoral area; ctenoid scales posteriorly, cycloid anterior to base of sixth dorsal spine; males with elongate body (depth 6.9 in SL), females stouter (depth 5.2-5.3 in SL); gill opening extending forward nearly to a vertical at posterior edge of orbit; dorsal spines progressively longer to third (at least 3.65-4.0 in SL); caudal fin long and pointed (1.9-2.2 in SL); pectoral fins in male reaching to above anal fin origin, or to anus in females, 4.2-4.4 in SL; pelvic fins do not reach base of first anal soft ray (4.1 in SL); distinct colour pattern features of males include a mid-dorsal, neon blue stripe on head, irregular orange spots, bars, and bands on cheek, operculum, and adjacent pectoral fin base, a pair of broad brownish-orange stripes on dorsal half of body edged with pair of narrower stripe of pale blue (clearly evident anteriorly, but becoming diffuse or forming clusters of scattered blue spot/flecks on posterior half ), a dark brown to subtle light brown orange spot (sometimes greatly reduced) on first dorsal fin between second and fifth spines, a dark submarginal stripe on posterior two-thirds of anal fin, and small orange spots covering pelvic fin; females similar, but markings on side less vivid and with distinctive brownish to bright orange yellow spot narrowing distally to middle of fin (Ref. 75784). Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall 2006 Vanderhorstia nobilis, a new species of shrimpgoby for Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 12(1):39-44. (Ref. 75784) FB-Morphology-63880 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-28 00:00:00 2013-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63880 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 17 Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall 2006 Vanderhorstia nobilis, a new species of shrimpgoby for Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 12(1):39-44. (Ref. 75784) FB-Distribution-63880 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-27 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=63880 Western Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia. Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall 2006 Vanderhorstia nobilis, a new species of shrimpgoby for Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 12(1):39-44. (Ref. 75784) FB-Size-63880 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-27 00:00:00 2013-04-04 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63880 7.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) 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-63880 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-27 00:00:00 2013-04-04 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63880 demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)