Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Adults occur in shallow coastal waters, usually in turtle grass beds (Ref. 7251). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
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Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas and southern Florida (USA) to northern South America.
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251))
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Diagnostic Description
Scales on body in anguilloid pattern, somewhat overlapping, interorbital region scaled, opercle naked, cheeks, top of head forward to centre of interorbital region scaled; ethmoid spine reduced to a low bump; gill chamber and guts pale; no pyloric caeca; males with posterior opening on swim bladder; the two pelvic fin rays equally long or very nearly so (Ref. 34024).
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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=34024&speccode=17075
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 19 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 9 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 28
Temperature range (°C): 27.274 - 27.717
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 34.447 - 35.635
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.507 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.344
Silicate (umol/l): 1.960 - 4.423
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 28
Temperature range (°C): 27.274 - 27.717
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 34.447 - 35.635
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.507 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.344
Silicate (umol/l): 1.960 - 4.423
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 9 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 28
Temperature range (°C): 27.274 - 27.717
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 34.447 - 35.635
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.507 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.344
Silicate (umol/l): 1.960 - 4.423
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 28
Temperature range (°C): 27.274 - 27.717
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 34.447 - 35.635
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.507 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.344
Silicate (umol/l): 1.960 - 4.423
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Parophidion schmidti
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
MFLII510-07|MFL830|Parophidion schmidti| ---------------------------------------------------------------TGAGCCGGCATGGTGGGAACGGCCCTA---AGCCTCCTTATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAGCCCGGCGCCCTACTTGGAGAC---GACCAGATCTACAACGTAATCGTCACCGCCCACGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATACCCATCATAATTGGGGGCTTCGGTAACTGACTAGTCCCTCTTATG---ATTGGTGCACCAGACATAGCTTTCCCCCGCATGAATAATATGAGCTTCTGACTTCTGCCTCCGTCCTTCCTTCTTCTCCTTGCCTCATCAGGAGTTGAAGCTGGGGCGGGCACCGGTTGAACTGTGTACCCCCCACTATCCGGCAACCTATCCCACGCCGGCGCCTCCGTCGACCTC---ACTATTTTCTCCCTCCATTTGGCAGGTGTTTCCTCAATTTTAGGGGCCATCAACTTCATTACAACCATCATTAATATGAAGCCCCCCGCTATTTCCCAATATCAAACCCCCCTGTTCGTGTGAGCCGTCCTTATTACCGCCGTGCTTCTCTTACTTTCCCTTCCAGTTCTTGCTGCG---GGTATCACAATGCTTCTAACCGATCGAAATCTAAACACCACTTTCTTTGACCCGGCCGGCGGAGGTGATCCAATTCTCTACCAACACCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Parophidion schmidti
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 10
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 10
Species With Barcodes: 1
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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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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: of no interest
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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=34024&speccode=17075
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