Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).
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Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) 2001 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. (Ref. 40966)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40966&speccode=59169
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Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
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Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) 2001 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. (Ref. 40966)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40966&speccode=59169
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Physical Description
Type Information
Paratype for Salarias obscurus Bath
Catalog Number: USNM 315774
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): V. Springer & Smithsonian Team
Year Collected: 1978
Locality: Philippines, Palawan Prov., Cuyo I., Palawan, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 1 to 1
Catalog Number: USNM 315774
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): V. Springer & Smithsonian Team
Year Collected: 1978
Locality: Philippines, Palawan Prov., Cuyo I., Palawan, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 1 to 1
- Paratype: Bath, H. 1992. Senckenbergiana Biologica. 72 (4/6): 225, 1-3.
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Holotype for Salarias obscurus Bath
Catalog Number: USNM 218705
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Photograph; Radiograph
Collector(s): V. Springer & Smithsonian Team
Year Collected: 1978
Locality: Philippines, Palawan Prov., Cuyo I., Palawan, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 1 to 1
Catalog Number: USNM 218705
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Photograph; Radiograph
Collector(s): V. Springer & Smithsonian Team
Year Collected: 1978
Locality: Philippines, Palawan Prov., Cuyo I., Palawan, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 1 to 1
- Holotype: Bath, H. 1992. Senckenbergiana Biologica. 72 (4/6): 225, 1-3.
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Paratype for Salarias obscurus Bath
Catalog Number: USNM 279624
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): V. Springer & Smithsonian Team
Year Collected: 1978
Locality: Philippines, Palawan Prov., Cuyo I., Palawan, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 1 to 1
Catalog Number: USNM 279624
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): V. Springer & Smithsonian Team
Year Collected: 1978
Locality: Philippines, Palawan Prov., Cuyo I., Palawan, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 1 to 1
- Paratype: Bath, H. 1992. Senckenbergiana Biologica. 72 (4/6): 225, 1-3.
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 40966)
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Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) 2001 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. (Ref. 40966)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40966&speccode=59169
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Depth range based on 6 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 6 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.9 - 3
Temperature range (°C): 28.409 - 28.409
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.617 - 0.617
Salinity (PPS): 33.821 - 33.821
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.450 - 4.450
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.129 - 0.129
Silicate (umol/l): 1.900 - 1.900
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.9 - 3
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 6 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.9 - 3
Temperature range (°C): 28.409 - 28.409
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.617 - 0.617
Salinity (PPS): 33.821 - 33.821
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.450 - 4.450
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.129 - 0.129
Silicate (umol/l): 1.900 - 1.900
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.9 - 3
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
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Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=205&speccode=1256
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Wikipedia
Salarias obscurus
Salarias obscurus is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean.[1]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Salarias obscurus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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