FB-70353 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70353 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Opistognathidae Opistognathus Opistognathus challenger Smith-Vaniz, 2023 Back-fin codlet Gomafu-saiuo 2023-10-13 2023-10-13 Ho, H.-C., H. Endo and T.-W. Chu0 A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae). Zootaxa 4786(4):565-573. (Ref. 123139) FB-GeneralDescr-70364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-10-24 00:00:00 2023-10-24 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70364 The depth range suggests diel vertical migration in Tosa Bay (Ref. 123139). Ho, H.-C., H. Endo and T.-W. Chu 2020 A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae). Zootaxa 4786(4):565-573. (Ref. 123139) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-10-24 00:00:00 2023-10-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70364 This species is distinguished by the following characters: orgin of second dorsal-fin well posterior, above bases of 5th to 7th anal-fin rays; snout pointed distinctly longer than eye diameter; upper lobe of the opercle branched distally; body is relatively slender, its depth 10.0-13.0% SL; principal caudal-fin rays 13 (middle 11 branched); D2 52.57; A 58-63; transverse scale rows below orgin of second dorsal-fin 16-18; longitudinal scale rows along body axis 86-93; vertebrae 55-58; the entire body evenly covered with melanophores, those on lateral sides forming regular longitudinal rows, one melanophores per scale; head and isthmus are entirely, but loosely, covered with variably sized melanophores (Ref. 123139). Ho, H.-C., H. Endo and T.-W. Chu 2020 A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae). Zootaxa 4786(4):565-573. (Ref. 123139) FB-Morphology-70364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-10-24 00:00:00 2023-10-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70364 Dorsal soft rays (total): 52 - 57; Analsoft rays: 58 - 63; Vertebrae: 55 - 58 Ho, H.-C., H. Endo and T.-W. Chu 2020 A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae). Zootaxa 4786(4):565-573. (Ref. 123139) FB-Distribution-70364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-10-24 00:00:00 2023-10-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70364 Western Pacific: southern Japan (Tosa Bay) to Wallis & Futuna, Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia, and Chesterfield. Ho, H.-C., H. Endo and T.-W. Chu 2020 A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae). Zootaxa 4786(4):565-573. (Ref. 123139) FB-Size-70364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-10-24 00:00:00 2023-10-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70364 6.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 123139)) Ho, H.-C., H. Endo and T.-W. Chu 2020 A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae). Zootaxa 4786(4):565-573. (Ref. 123139) 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-70364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-10-24 00:00:00 2023-10-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70364 pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 10 - 455 m (Ref. 123139) Ho, H.-C., H. Endo and T.-W. Chu 2020 A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae). Zootaxa 4786(4):565-573. (Ref. 123139)