Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Lives exclusively among the branches of the coral Pocillopora damicornis, sometimes as deep as 20 m.
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Distribution
Distribution
Chagos, Seychelles
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
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Indo-Pacific: Seychelles (Ref. 9710) and Chagos Islands to Line and Tuamoto Islands; north to Ryukyu and Bonin Islands; south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia.
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Size
Max. size
3.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2798))
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Hoese, D.F. 1986 Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2798)
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Diagnostic Description
Body tan, sometimes with an orange head, and blackish vertical fins. Midline of belly naked. SL to 24 mm.
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Type Information
Type for Ruppellia lacunicola
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph; Illustration
Year Collected: 1899
Locality: Lagoon At Takarava, French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Pacific
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph; Illustration
Year Collected: 1899
Locality: Lagoon At Takarava, French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Pacific
Vessel: Albatross
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 13 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 9 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 3 - 55
Temperature range (°C): 25.778 - 28.720
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 0.862
Salinity (PPS): 34.780 - 37.566
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.314 - 4.802
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.277
Silicate (umol/l): 0.897 - 3.408
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 3 - 55
Temperature range (°C): 25.778 - 28.720
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 0.862
Salinity (PPS): 34.780 - 37.566
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.314 - 4.802
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.277
Silicate (umol/l): 0.897 - 3.408
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): 3 - 55
Temperature range (°C): 25.778 - 28.720
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 0.862
Salinity (PPS): 34.780 - 37.566
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.314 - 4.802
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.277
Silicate (umol/l): 0.897 - 3.408
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 3 - 55
Temperature range (°C): 25.778 - 28.720
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 0.862
Salinity (PPS): 34.780 - 37.566
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.314 - 4.802
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.277
Silicate (umol/l): 0.897 - 3.408
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Depth: 0 - 20m.
Recorded at 20 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
Recorded at 20 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 20 m (Ref. 1602)
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Paragobiodon lacunicolus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a 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 and other sequences.
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There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a 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 and other sequences.
MBFA225-07|MBIO379.4|Paragobiodon lacunicolus| ---------------------------------------ACCCTCTACCTGGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGCATAATTGGTACAGCCCTG---AGCCTACTTATTCGGGCTGAGCTCAGCCAACCTGGTGCCCTACTCGGCGAC---GACCAGATTTATAATGTAATCGTCACCGCCCATGCATTCGTAATAATCTTCTTTATAGTGATGCCAATCATAATCGGGGGCTTCGGGAATTGACTAATCCCTCTGATA---ATTGGTGCCCCTGACATGGCCTTCCCTCGGATGAACAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTCCTCCCCCCTTCTTTCCTCCTCCTGCTTGCATCTTCCGGGGTTGAGGCGGGGGCCGGAACAGGGTGAACTGTGTACCCACCCCTAGCTGGAAACCTTGCGCACGCTGGAGCCTCTGTCGACTTA---ACCATCTTTTCGCTTCACCTTGCAGGAATCTCTTCTATTTTGGGGGCAATCAACTTCATTACCACCATCCTTAACATGAAGCCTCCTGCTATCTCTCAATACCAAACCCCTCTCTTTGTTTGGGCCGTTCTTATTACAGCCGTTCTCCTACTGCTTTCCCTCCCCGTTCTTGCTGCC---GGAATTACAATACTTCTTACAGACCGGAATCTAAATACAACCTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGAGGAGGGGATCCCATTCTCTATCAACATCTT-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Paragobiodon lacunicolus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Species: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 4
Species: 5
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.
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