FB-68181 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68181 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Serrasalmidae Myloplus Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016 Biwa-yoshinobori Rhinogobius sp. Not applicable 2017-04-04 2024-06-21 Takahashi, S. and T. Okazaki0 Rhinogobius biwaensis, a new gobiid fish of the ‘‘yoshinobori’’ species complex, Rhinogobius spp., endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 2017 (Ref. 114784) FB-GeneralDescr-68190 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-04-11 00:00:00 2017-04-11 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68190 Found in the lake mainly at 10-30 m, scarce in the mouths or lowest reaches of inflowing rivers, and in lagoons connected to Lake Biwa. From May to August, this species migrate to shallow water for spawning; all habitats are effectively lentic (Ref. 114784). Takahashi, S. and T. Okazaki 2017 Rhinogobius biwaensis, a new gobiid fish of the ‘‘yoshinobori’’ species complex, Rhinogobius spp., endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 2017 (Ref. 114784) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68190 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-04-11 00:00:00 2017-04-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68190 This species is distinguished by the following characters: 26 (rarely 27) vertebrae; 18-22 (mostly 20-21) pectoral fin rays; 31-36 (usually 31-34, mode 32) longitudinal scales; absent or few predorsal scales; D1 low with non-filamentous spines, all almost of the same length except for shorter first and sixth or last spines in both sexes; pelvic disk with thin membranes, its frenum undeveloped with low, thin lamella; no mark on cheek; back and sides of body with 5-6 unclear dark saddles and 6-9 dark blotches; D1 without blotches but melanized to greater or lesser degree along the rays; dorsal edge of pectoral base with a small, dark spot tinged with blue metallic luster; breeding males yellow on suboperculum and branchiostegal region and on basal part of anal fin, blue on medial part of under jaw (Ref. 114784). Takahashi, S. and T. Okazaki 2017 Rhinogobius biwaensis, a new gobiid fish of the ‘‘yoshinobori’’ species complex, Rhinogobius spp., endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 2017 (Ref. 114784) FB-Morphology-68190 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-04-11 00:00:00 2017-04-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68190 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 25 - 27 Takahashi, S. and T. Okazaki 2017 Rhinogobius biwaensis, a new gobiid fish of the ‘‘yoshinobori’’ species complex, Rhinogobius spp., endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 2017 (Ref. 114784) FB-Distribution-68190 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-04-11 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=68190 Asia: Japan. Takahashi, S. and T. Okazaki 2017 Rhinogobius biwaensis, a new gobiid fish of the ‘‘yoshinobori’’ species complex, Rhinogobius spp., endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 2017 (Ref. 114784) FB-Uses-68190 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-04-11 00:00:00 2017-04-11 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68190 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-68190 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-04-11 00:00:00 2017-04-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68190 4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 114784)); 3.3 cm SL (female) Takahashi, S. and T. Okazaki 2017 Rhinogobius biwaensis, a new gobiid fish of the ‘‘yoshinobori’’ species complex, Rhinogobius spp., endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 2017 (Ref. 114784) 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-68190 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-04-11 00:00:00 2017-04-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68190 benthopelagic; freshwater, usually 10 - 30 m (Ref. 114784) Takahashi, S. and T. Okazaki 2017 Rhinogobius biwaensis, a new gobiid fish of the ‘‘yoshinobori’’ species complex, Rhinogobius spp., endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 2017 (Ref. 114784)