FB-65291 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65291 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Melanorivulus Melanorivulus megaroni (Costa, 2010) Barbel clingfish 2010-01-25 2021-10-15 Fricke, R., P. Wirtz and A. Brito0 A new species of the clingfish genus <i>Apletodon</i> (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, Eastern Central Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 57(1):91-97. (Ref. 83483) Wirtz, P., A. Brito, J.M. Falcón, R. Freitas, R. Fricke, V. Monteiro, F. Reiner and O. Tariche0 The coastal fishes of the Cape Verde Islands - new records and an annotated check-list. Spixiana 36(1):113-142. (Ref. 94080) FB-GeneralDescr-65302 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-02-02 00:00:00 2010-02-02 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65302 Common on hard substrate, coarse sand and coralline algae (Ref. 83483). Fricke, R., P. Wirtz and A. Brito 2010 A new species of the clingfish genus <i>Apletodon</i> (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, Eastern Central Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 57(1):91-97. (Ref. 83483) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65302 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-02-02 00:00:00 2010-02-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65302 This small species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal-fin rays 4-5, anal-fin rays 5-6, pectoral-fin rays 23-25; males with head width 2.4-2.8 in SL and anus with distinct papillae; anal-fin length in distance between anus and anal fin origin 1.4-1.7; both sexes with blunt snout, broadly rounded; preorbital length 3.2-5.3 in head length; males with conspicuous white maxillary barbel; in life, head and body with numerous dark brown spots; double white spot near the anus (Ref. 83483). Fricke, R., P. Wirtz and A. Brito 2010 A new species of the clingfish genus <i>Apletodon</i> (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, Eastern Central Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 57(1):91-97. (Ref. 83483) FB-Morphology-65302 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-02-02 00:00:00 2010-02-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65302 Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Analsoft rays: 5 - 6 Fricke, R., P. Wirtz and A. Brito 2010 A new species of the clingfish genus <i>Apletodon</i> (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, Eastern Central Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 57(1):91-97. (Ref. 83483) FB-Distribution-65302 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-02-02 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65302 Eastern Central Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands. Fricke, R., P. Wirtz and A. Brito 2010 A new species of the clingfish genus <i>Apletodon</i> (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, Eastern Central Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 57(1):91-97. (Ref. 83483) FB-Size-65302 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-02-02 00:00:00 2010-02-02 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65302 1.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 83483)); 1.13 cm SL (female) Fricke, R., P. Wirtz and A. Brito 2010 A new species of the clingfish genus <i>Apletodon</i> (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, Eastern Central Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 57(1):91-97. (Ref. 83483) 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-65302 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-02-02 00:00:00 2010-02-02 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65302 demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 15 m (Ref. 83483) Fricke, R., P. Wirtz and A. Brito 2010 A new species of the clingfish genus <i>Apletodon</i> (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, Eastern Central Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 57(1):91-97. (Ref. 83483)