FB-63848 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63848 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Apistogramma Apistogramma barlowi Römer & Hahn, 2008 Mendeleev's clingfish 2008-05-15 2008-05-15 Prokofiev, A.M.0 A new genus and species of clingfish (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from New Guinea. J. Ichthyol. 45(7):546-550. (Ref. 75705) Fricke, R., J.-N. Chen and W.-J. Chen0 New case of lateral asymmetry in fishes: A new subfamily, genus and species of deep water clingfishes from Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean. C.R. Biologies 340:47-62. (Ref. 117884) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-63856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2018-11-13 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63856 Collected from corals (Millepora) at 1 m depth, its association with the coral is unknown. The specimens were collected together with Gymnothorax buroensis (juvenile individual), Pseudogramma polyacantha, Gobiodon sp., Balistapus undulatus, Enchelyurus kraussi, and 3 unidentified blennies (Ref. 75705). Prokofiev, A.M. 2005 A new genus and species of clingfish (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from New Guinea. J. Ichthyol. 45(7):546-550. (Ref. 75705) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2018-11-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63856 This species is distinguished by the following characters: partial lateral asymmetry, the head slightly asymmetrical when seen from the front; vertebral column bent towards theleft in males, to the right in females, at an angle of 40°-45°, with bending starting slightly before level of anus; anus towards the right-hand side of the body in males, towards the left-hand side in females; position of guts is slightly asymmetrical; gills 3; pelvic fin disc rudimentary, in two parts, with a few rudimentary papillae basally in region B; dorsal-fin rays 11-12; anal-fin rays 10; caudal fin with 10 principal rays; naked skin, the surface of head and body covered with a dense pattern of obliquely arranged striae consisting of minute tubercles (Ref. 117884).Description: This very small species is characterized by the following: low cylindrical body and a strongly flattened head; gill membranes fused with the isthmus; reduced gill rakers; seismosensory system: NC 2, LC 2, PO 2, PR 2, MN O; pore po-2 found midway from the posterior eye margin to the gill slit; pore pr-1 slightly spaced apart from the posterior-lower eye margin; very small, terminal mouth; incisor-type teeth on jaws, in one row; double sucking disc, surface almost smooth, no zones bearing papillas; length 5.0-5.6 times in SL; dorsal and anal fins are connected with the caudal fin; vent equidistant from the posterior disc margin and origin of the anal fin; 5 light-colored longitudinal stripes (dorsal and 2 pairs of lateral) on the body; vertebrae 31 (Ref. 75705). Fricke, R., J.-N. Chen and W.-J. Chen 2016 New case of lateral asymmetry in fishes: A new subfamily, genus and species of deep water clingfishes from Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean. C.R. Biologies 340:47-62. (Ref. 117884) FB-Morphology-63856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2018-11-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63856 Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analsoft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 31 Fricke, R., J.-N. Chen and W.-J. Chen 2016 New case of lateral asymmetry in fishes: A new subfamily, genus and species of deep water clingfishes from Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean. C.R. Biologies 340:47-62. (Ref. 117884) FB-Distribution-63856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2008-05-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63856 Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Prokofiev, A.M. 2005 A new genus and species of clingfish (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from New Guinea. J. Ichthyol. 45(7):546-550. (Ref. 75705) FB-Size-63856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2018-11-13 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63856 1.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75705)) Prokofiev, A.M. 2005 A new genus and species of clingfish (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from New Guinea. J. Ichthyol. 45(7):546-550. (Ref. 75705) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-63856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2018-11-13 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63856 reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 75705) Prokofiev, A.M. 2005 A new genus and species of clingfish (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from New Guinea. J. Ichthyol. 45(7):546-550. (Ref. 75705)