Neostethus Djajaorum
📖 Overview
Collected over a muddy bottom, in a slightly turbid irrigation ditch relatively near the sea . Fertilization is internal and eggs are attached to the substrate via adhesive filaments .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15; Vertebrae: 33 - 35. Like N. robertsi and N. palawanensis, has a large second ctenactinium that is bifid distally, but distinguished from those species by having a bone larger and more distinctly claw-shaped, and extent of a bony projection and fleshy profile on the ventral margin of the first ctenactinium that abuts the claw .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Neostethus Djajaorum is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Pelvic fins in males modified to form part of a complex thoracic clasping organ .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Brackish; pelagic. Tropical Central Pacific: Sulawesi, Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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