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Sirembo quinquefasciatus Kimura, Seah, Motomura, Nakae & Kawamura, 2026 Five-banded cusk-eel |
| Family: | Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae | |||
| Max. size: | 17.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Thailand, Malaysia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anal fin with two dark longitudinal bands, one along the base and another near the margin; dorsal-fin rays 92-96; anal-fin rays 69-73; pseudobranchial filaments 13-22; precaudal vertebrae 14, caudal vertebrae 38-40, total vertebrae 52-54; dorsal-fin origin just above fourth or fifth vertebra; anal-fin origin just below 17th or 18th vertebra; and scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line 6-8 (Ref. 138973). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||