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Pteropsaron flavissimum Fricke, 2024 Yellow duckbill |
| Family: | Hemerocoetidae (Indo-Pacific duckbills) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.06 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 228 - 239 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 20-20. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 6 spines in the first dorsal fin, 18 rays in the second dorsal fin; ca. 22 rays in the anal fin; gill rakers 0 + 8; 46 lateral-line scales; first dorsal fin low, without terminal filaments; anal fin about as high as second dorsal fin, without projecting rays; head length 3.6 in SL, preorbital length 1.7 in eye diameter; pelvic fin extending to fifth anal-fin membrane when adpressed; body colour rose, with wide yellow streak dorsally extending from tip of snout to upper caudal-fin base; and first dorsal fin pale, without black markings (Ref. 138771). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||