Arabian dartfish
📖 Overview
Takes refuge in burrows occupied by symbiotic alpheids and gobies of the genera Amblyeleotris and Cryptocentrus (https://www.oceandocs.org/handle/1834/10331?locale-attribute=ru)..
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 29; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 25 - 28; Vertebrae: 26. Pale grayish blue when fresh; white abdomen and thorax; opercle with 2 irregular blue bands; side of snout with a diagonal blue band, ending at upper edge of orbit. Iris silvery white, upper and lower edges broadly bright blue. Chin barbel followed by a median longitudinal fold. Scales tiny, embedded and non imbricate. Caudal fin with 3rd and 11th branched rays greatly prolonged as filaments; 1st dorsal fin lower than 2nd; short pelvic fins. Named arabica in reference to known localities.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Arabian dartfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Arabian dartfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Arabian dartfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 15 m . Subtropical; 32°N - 25°N Indian Ocean: northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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