Schindleria Multidentata

📖 Overview

Schindleria Multidentata (Schindleria multidentata) is a ray-finned fish of the family Schindleriidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in reef-associated environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 1.7 cm. With a trophic level of 3, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms. It is assessed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 21; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 33 - 35. This species is distinguished by the following: body slender, elongated and not pigmented in preserved specimen; tail distinctly shorter than the abdomen; body depth at pectoral radial plate origin 4.1% of SL and at anal-fin origin 5.6% of SL; origin of dorsal fin distinctly anterior to origin of anal fin (long dorsal fin type), predorsal length 57.6 % of SL and preanal length 74.3 % of SL; tail length (without caudal fin) 29.8 % of SL; D 19-21; A 13-15; first anal-fin ray positioned below 9th-10th dorsal fn ray; premaxilla with about 40 closely spaced tiny teeth along entire ventral margin; teeth on dentary about 30 separated by a distinct gap (diastema) into two groups; myomeres 34-36; male urogenital papilla elongate, tube like, tapering towards tip; female urogenital papilla tiny and inconspicuous .Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Schindleria Multidentata is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Schindleria Multidentata is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Schindleria Multidentata is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated. Tropical South Pacific Ocean: French Polynesia (Tahiti).

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

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