Deveximentum mekranense Alavi-Yeganeh, Khajavi & Kimura, 2021
Mekran ponyfish
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes) > Gazzinae
Etymology: mekranense: Named 'mekranensis as a derived from the old name of Gulf of Oman, Mokran.
Etymology: mekranense: Named 'mekranensis as a derived from the old name of Gulf of Oman, Mokran.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
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Western Indian Ocean : Gulf of Oman, Iran.
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Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14; Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: cheek and anterior breast are scaleless (scaly area not extending anteriorly beyond a line between pectoral-fin insertion and anteroventral tip of cleithrum); lateral-line scales 70-85; with a single monocuspid preorbital spine; BD 37-49% SL; dark dots arranged in a grid pattern on dorsolateral body without vertical lines (Ref. 123706).
Cross section: compressed.
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Alavi-Yeganeh, M.S., M. Khajavi and S. Kimura, 2021. A new ponyfish, Deveximentum mekranensis (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), from the Gulf of Oman. Ichthyol. Res. (Ref. 123706)
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Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01862 (0.00830 - 0.04177), b=2.95 (2.76 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (11 of 100). 🛈 |