FB-60856 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60856 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Lophiiformes Melanocetidae Melanocetus Melanocetus eustalus Pietsch & Van Duzer, 1980 Sailfin ribbongoby Sailfin ribbon-goby 2003-08-07 2022-08-10 Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003. (Ref. 46206) Allen, G.R. and M. Adrim0 Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zool. Stud. 42(1):1-72. (Ref. 47567) Larson, H.K.0 Microdesmidae. Wormfishes, dart-gobies, fire gobies. p. 3607-3608. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles, sea turtles, sea snakes and marine mammals. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 48398) Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka0 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637) Chinese Academy of Fishery Science (CAFS)0 Database of genetic resources of aquatic organisms in China (as of January 2007). Chinese Academy of Fishery Science. (Ref. 57879) Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Coral reef fishes of Timor-Leste. p. 33-82. In G.R. Allen and M.V. Erdmann (eds). A rapid biological assessment of Timor-Leste. Conservation International. (Ref. 118793) Prokofiev, A.M.0 Genus <i>Oxymetopon</i> (Microdesmidae: Ptereleotrinae) in the coastal areas of Province Khanh Hoa (Vietnam, South China Sea). J. Ichthyol. 56(2):175-180. (Ref. 129456) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-60862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2013-07-24 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=60862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits deep muddy slopes, subject to strong currents. Usually seen in small groups, often of mixed sizes (Ref. 48637). Larson, H.K. 2001 Microdesmidae. Wormfishes, dart-gobies, fire gobies. p. 3607-3608. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles, sea turtles, sea snakes and marine mammals. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 48398) FB-DiagnosticDescr-60862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-04-26 00:00:00 2013-04-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Description: Characterized by bluish grey to greyish brown body color; series of vertical blue bars on side; forehead with blue teardrop shaped mark tapering to form mid-dorsal stripe ending at dorsal fin origin; side of head with colored short blue bands and spots; numerous scales, at least 105 in longitudinal scale series; more or less rounded head profile with concavity in front of eyes; longest dorsal spines about twice length of longest soft rays, exceeding greatest body depth; depth of body 4.5-5.3 in SL (Ref. 90102). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Morphology-60862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-04-26 00:00:00 2013-04-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 31 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Distribution-60862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Western Central Pacific. Larson, H.K. 2001 Microdesmidae. Wormfishes, dart-gobies, fire gobies. p. 3607-3608. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles, sea turtles, sea snakes and marine mammals. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 48398) FB-Size-60862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2013-07-24 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=60862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 18.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)) Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637) 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#Morphology 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-60862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-08-07 00:00:00 2013-07-24 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=60862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; marine; depth range 15 - 40 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)