FB-69494 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69494 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Blenniiformes Labrisomidae Malacoctenus Malacoctenus zaluari Carvalho-Filho, Gasparini & Sazima, 2020 Murty's sandlance 2021-07-12 2021-07-12 Joshi, K.K., P.U. Zacharia and P. Kanthan0 Description of a new sand lance species, Bleekeria murtii (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from India. Indian Journal of Fisheries 59(2):101-107. (Ref. 93118) Madhavan, S., S.K. Karuppiah and K. Karuppiah0 Length-weight relationship of six coastal fish species from Gulf of Mannar, South-east coast of India. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 36:364-365. (Ref. 122106) Psomadakis, P.N., T. Yoshinaga, Z.Z. Wah and H. Ida0 Description of two new species of sandlances, genus Bleekeria (Perciformes, Ammodytidae) from the Andaman Sea (northeastern Indian Ocean). Zootaxa 4903(3):419-429. (Ref. 123825) Yi, R., G.M. Tan, Z. Yang and J.B. Chang0 Length-weight and length-length relationships of five fish species from the Zigui section of the lower Three Gorges Reservoir, Hubei Province, China. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 34:771-773. (Ref. 125934) Karuppiah, K., S. Sekar, K. Rajendran, K. Karuthapandian, P.N. Marimuthu and K. Ethiraj0 Length-weight relationship of six demersal fish species from Gulf of Mannar, Bay of Bengal, Eastern Indian Ocean. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 37:367-369. (Ref. 125976) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-69503 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-22 00:00:00 2021-07-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69503 Found over sandy bottoms; form schools and protect themselves from their predators (tuna Euthynnus affinis and carangids) by burrowing (Ref. 93118). Joshi, K.K., P.U. Zacharia and P. Kanthan 2012 Description of a new sand lance species, Bleekeria murtii (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from India. Indian Journal of Fisheries 59(2):101-107. (Ref. 93118) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69503 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-22 00:00:00 2021-07-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69503 This torpedo-shaped species is distinguished by the following characters: lower jaw protruding than upper jaw; D 34-49; A 12-16; total vertebrae 56-75; lateral line scales 80-108; pelvic fins absent; no scales from a medium band anterior to the dorsal fin and from the musculature at the base of caudal fin; longer head length, shallower body width and different colour pattern compared to its congeners (Ref. 93118). Joshi, K.K., P.U. Zacharia and P. Kanthan 2012 Description of a new sand lance species, Bleekeria murtii (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from India. Indian Journal of Fisheries 59(2):101-107. (Ref. 93118) FB-Morphology-69503 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-22 00:00:00 2021-07-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69503 Dorsal soft rays (total): 34 - 49; Analsoft rays: 12 - 16; Vertebrae: 56 - 75 Joshi, K.K., P.U. Zacharia and P. Kanthan 2012 Description of a new sand lance species, Bleekeria murtii (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from India. Indian Journal of Fisheries 59(2):101-107. (Ref. 93118) FB-Distribution-69503 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-22 00:00:00 2022-04-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69503 Eastern Indian Ocean: India. Joshi, K.K., P.U. Zacharia and P. Kanthan 2012 Description of a new sand lance species, Bleekeria murtii (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from India. Indian Journal of Fisheries 59(2):101-107. (Ref. 93118) FB-Size-69503 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-22 00:00:00 2021-07-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69503 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 122106)); max. published weight: 17.9 g (Ref. 122106) Madhavan, S., S.K. Karuppiah and K. Karuppiah 2019 Length-weight relationship of six coastal fish species from Gulf of Mannar, South-east coast of India. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 36:364-365. (Ref. 122106) Madhavan, S., S.K. Karuppiah and K. Karuppiah 2019 Length-weight relationship of six coastal fish species from Gulf of Mannar, South-east coast of India. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 36:364-365. (Ref. 122106) 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-69503 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-22 00:00:00 2021-07-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69503 benthopelagic; marine; depth range 20 - 50 m (Ref. 93118) Joshi, K.K., P.U. Zacharia and P. Kanthan 2012 Description of a new sand lance species, Bleekeria murtii (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from India. Indian Journal of Fisheries 59(2):101-107. (Ref. 93118)