Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs in shallow lagoons and coastal bays, usually in areas with runoffs, Ref. 48637.
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marianas, north to southern Japan.
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 9
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Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37816&speccode=4307
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Size
Max. size
10.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637))
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48637&speccode=4748
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 4 m (Ref. 9710)
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Depth range based on 16 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.2 - 16.775
Temperature range (°C): 24.198 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.099 - 1.161
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 34.186
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.450 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.104 - 0.254
Silicate (umol/l): 1.096 - 14.847
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.2 - 16.775
Temperature range (°C): 24.198 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.099 - 1.161
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 34.186
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.450 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.104 - 0.254
Silicate (umol/l): 1.096 - 14.847
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.2 - 16.775
Temperature range (°C): 24.198 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.099 - 1.161
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 34.186
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.450 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.104 - 0.254
Silicate (umol/l): 1.096 - 14.847
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.2 - 16.775
Temperature range (°C): 24.198 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.099 - 1.161
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 34.186
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.450 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.104 - 0.254
Silicate (umol/l): 1.096 - 14.847
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Trophic Strategy
Inhabits fine sand or silt bottoms of shallow lagoons and coastal bays (Ref. 37816) including seagrass beds (Ref. 51139).
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Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37816&speccode=4307
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
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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