Sunrise dartfish
📖 Overview
Sunrise dartfish (Navigobius asayake), first described by Okamoto & Motomura, 2018 is a tiny fish. Adults typically reach 4.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 20 to 150 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D2 I,18-19; A I,19; pectoral-fin rays 21-22; gill rakers 5-6 + 13-15; head length 25.1-26.4% SL; eye diameter 8.6-10.0% SL; pelvic-fin length 15.2-16.1% SL. Colouration: yellow stripe extending from behind upper part of eye to beneath first dorsal fin .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sunrise dartfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 150 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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