Alionematichthys Ceylonensis
📖 Overview
A 5.3 cm SL gravid female (USNM 394975) with 80 embryos, 0.48 cm TL in length, and 60 orange eggs, 0.07 cm in diameter .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 75 - 83; Anal soft rays: 57 - 65; Vertebrae: 41 - 43. This species is distinct in having the following characters: D 75-83 (average 79); A 57-65 (average 60); moderately large eyes (2-2.8%SL); rounded snout, no cirri; only cheeks with scales; no upper preopercular pore; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, triangular, with distal knob on inner side, while the inner one with symmetrically developed anterior pointed lobe and posterior lobe resembling in shape a socket fitting to small knob on inner face of outer pseudoclasper; otolith length to height 2.3-2.4, with shallow dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.5-1.6, ostium length to cauda length 3.3-4.0; vertebrae 11-12 + 29-31 = 41-43 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Alionematichthys Ceylonensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Alionematichthys Ceylonensis is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Alionematichthys Ceylonensis is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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