FB-69578 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69578 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Chromis Chromis sahulensis Allen & Allen, 2021 2021-12-07 2021-12-07 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Description of two new sand-dwelling gobies (Gobiidae: Hazeus) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(2):37-56. (Ref. 125639) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-69587 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69587 Found on sand-bottom habitats (Ref. 125639). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2021 Description of two new sand-dwelling gobies (Gobiidae: Hazeus) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(2):37-56. (Ref. 125639) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69587 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69587 This species is distinguished by the following characters: third dorsal spine longest, segmented dorsal and anal rays usually 10 (sometimes 9), pectoral rays 16-18 (rarely 16); branched caudal-fin rays 12-13 (usually 12); lateral scales 24-26 (rarely 24); transverse scales 7; predorsal scales 6-8 (usually 7); ctenoid scales covering body and nape, except cycloid on prepelvic area, pectoral-fin base, and most of cheek; head is completely scaled, ctenoid scales on opercle and posterior cheek; 'mixed' pattern of cephalic sensory papillae including two primary longitudinal rows and several transverse rows. Colouration: in life it is generally tan to whitish ventrally with 5-6 diffuse brown saddles dorsally on head and body, five large rectangular, dark-brown spots midlaterally on side of body, and numerous smaller dark-brown and white spots on dorsal half of the head and body (Ref. 125639). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2021 Description of two new sand-dwelling gobies (Gobiidae: Hazeus) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(2):37-56. (Ref. 125639) FB-Distribution-69587 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 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=69587 Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, the Philippines and Indonesia. Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2021 Description of two new sand-dwelling gobies (Gobiidae: Hazeus) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(2):37-56. (Ref. 125639) FB-Uses-69587 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69587 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-69587 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69587 2.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125639)) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2021 Description of two new sand-dwelling gobies (Gobiidae: Hazeus) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(2):37-56. (Ref. 125639) 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-69587 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69587 demersal; marine