Cabillus Nigrostigmus
📖 Overview
Occurs over sandy bottom, in shallow water in open sandy areas. It is active at night and partly borrowes quickly in the sand when alarmed, like dragonets, by shaking the body and digging using large pectoral fins with their thickened membranes .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral-fin rays 19; transverse scale series 7; nape with scales, median predorsal scales 7; body depth 5.8-6.0 in SL; snout length 1.5-1.9 in eye diameter .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cabillus Nigrostigmus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Cabillus Nigrostigmus is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Cabillus Nigrostigmus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1 - 6 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba (Egypt).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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