Vanderhorstia Pattiseery

📖 Overview

Vanderhorstia Pattiseery (Vanderhorstia pattiseery), first described by Allen, Erdmann & Ichida, 2024 is a tiny fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 2.10 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 40 to 50 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal rays VI + I,11, fourth dorsal spine slightly filamentous, reaching base of about fourth or fifth segmented dorsal ray when adpressed; anal rays I,11; pectoral rays 17; lateral scales 32; transverse scales 9; body scales mostly ctenoid, except cycloid scales anterior to level of about second dorsal-fin origin; scales absent on head, including medially and anteriorly on predorsal region; caudal fin lanceolate with short, median filament; and colour in life light blue with yellow-orange spots, dashes and vertical streaks on head, five prominent brown to blackish saddles on side of head and body, irregular, interrupted yellow-orange stripe on upper side, large dark brown spot at base of first dorsal fin, and scattered yellow-orange spots on upper back, and second dorsal, anal, and caudal fins .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Vanderhorstia Pattiseery is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 40 - 50 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

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