Keeling deepwater cardinalfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Keeling deepwater cardinalfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: no opercular spine; ribs on the last abdominal vertebra reduced or absent; tongue toothless; no maxillary mustache-like process; tubercle on inner symphysis of lower jaw; total gill rakers 21-22; vertebrae 10 + 15; pored lateral-line scales 46-48 + 3-4; D VII-I,10; pectoral-fin rays 19-20; pyloric caeca 8-10; orbital diameter 14.5-15.4 % SL; length of lower-jaw 16.0-17.6 % SL .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Keeling deepwater cardinalfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Keeling deepwater cardinalfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
The type specimens are both females with a great number of eggs at several developmental stages; the most developed eggs were ca. 0.5 mm in diameter, round with a single oil globule.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 473 - 570 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling Is.
🌿 Ecology
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