Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Found in inshore, usually silty habitat on sand or mud near shallow reefs and seagrass beds (Ref. 48636).
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Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) 1998 Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. (Ref. 26282)
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Distribution
Range Description
This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific from Sri Lanka to the Indo-Malayan region. The record from Christmas needs to be verified.
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Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to the Indo-Malayan region. A Christmas Island record is doubtful.
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Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall 2000 An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. (Ref. 35918)
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636))
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636)
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Diagnostic Description
Mid-lateral stripe is thin when young, but widens to about eye-diameter width when adult, with series of pearly blue spots running along centre. Black spot between 6th and 7th dorsal fin spines in initial phase, usually faded in large males (Ref. 48636).
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48636&speccode=25049
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
This species is found in inshore, usually silty habitat on sand or mud near shallow reefs and seagrass beds (Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001). It grows to about 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed) (Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001).
Systems
- Marine
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Depth range based on 8 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.2 - 18
Temperature range (°C): 23.822 - 28.885
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.075 - 0.553
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 32.495
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.149 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.246 - 0.441
Silicate (umol/l): 4.465 - 15.721
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.2 - 18
Temperature range (°C): 23.822 - 28.885
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.075 - 0.553
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 32.495
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.149 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.246 - 0.441
Silicate (umol/l): 4.465 - 15.721
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): 1.2 - 18
Temperature range (°C): 23.822 - 28.885
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.075 - 0.553
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 32.495
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.149 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.246 - 0.441
Silicate (umol/l): 4.465 - 15.721
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.2 - 18
Temperature range (°C): 23.822 - 28.885
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.075 - 0.553
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 32.495
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.149 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.246 - 0.441
Silicate (umol/l): 4.465 - 15.721
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Cabanban, A., Pollard, D. & Choat, J.H.
Reviewer/s
Sadovy, Y. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s
Justification
This species is widespread and relatively common throughout its range. There are no known major threats. It is listed as Least Concern.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
There is no population information for this species. It is probably common.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Threats
Major Threats
There are no specific major threats to this species. General threats in the area of distribution are coastal development, sedimentation, destructive fishing, overfishing, and pollution of coral reefs (Burke et al. 2001, Hodgson 1999).
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Least Concern (LC)
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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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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.
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