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Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-pic-12785-2950 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1995-02-15 2012-05-02 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Onfow_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Onfow_u0.jpg FB-pic-12785-8489 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-14 2000-04-23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Onfow_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Onfow_u1.jpg FB-pic-12785-28446 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2001-01-19 2001-02-04 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Onfow_l0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Onfow_l0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-12785 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-02-13 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Inhabits pearl shells, rock oysters, and clams. Feeds on crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref. 11228). Reported to tend towards sexual pairing in the host (Ref. 37816). Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-DiagnosticDescr-12785 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1995-11-20 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Eel-like, shallow to moderate body depth; adults small, less than 100 mm, trunk compressed; 1 to several large symphyseal fangs on premaxilla and dentary; anterior swim bladder modified into 'rockerbone'; predorsal bone present; pectoral fin rays supported by numerous small distal radials (Ref. 34024). Precaudal vertebrae 19-22; relatively long and slender (Ref. 34024). Translucent body and pink sheen; posterior part of tail and ventral part of body dusky (Ref. 11228).Description: Characterized by length of pectoral fin 1.9-2.6 in head length; depth of body 10.0-11.5 in TL; head length about 7.2-8.1 in TL; front jaws of adult with pair of prominent canine teeth separated by gap from narrow band of small teeth posteriorly; numerous small conical teeth in vomer and palatines; head and anterior lateral line with sensory papillae (Ref. 90102). Heemstra, P.C. 1995 Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228) FB-Morphology-12785 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1995-11-20 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Dorsal soft rays (total): 43 - 50; Analsoft rays: 46 - 51; Vertebrae: 90 Heemstra, P.C. 1995 Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228) FB-Distribution-12785 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-02-13 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Indo-Pacific: South Africa to Hawaii. Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-Uses-12785 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-02-13 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses fisheries: of no interest Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-TrophicStrategy-12785 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-22 00:00:00 2008-09-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public fowleri http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Inhabits pearl shells, rock oysters, and clams (Ref. 34024, 75154). Feeds on crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref. 34024). Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-Size-12785 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-02-13 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 11228)) Heemstra, P.C. 1995 Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-12785 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-02-13 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12785 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 58302) Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302)