Bignostril podge
📖 Overview
Bignostril podge (Pseudogramma megamyctera), first described by Randall & Baldwin, 1997 is a small fish in the family Grammistidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 5.70 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 15 to 45 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19; Vertebrae: 26. Fresh specimen gray-brown with pale yellowish blotches. The pale blotches on the body not interconnected. Opercle without dark brown or black spot. Brown-edged pale stripe extending posteriorly from lower part of the eye across the cheek to edge of the opercle. No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. Long tubular anterior nostril at front of snout; when laid back reaching posterior nostril; when bent forward reaching front of upper lip. One incomplete lateral line. Longitudinal scale series 52-53. Caudal peduncle depth 2.85-2.95 in head; length 5.05-5.3 in head.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bignostril podge is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 45 m . Tropical recorded from Indonesia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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