FB-69536 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69536 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Botiidae Leptobotia Leptobotia brachycephala Guo & Zhang, 2021 2021-09-07 2021-09-07 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) Prokofiev, A.M.0 New species of the genus <i>Photonectes</i> (Melanostomiidae) with blue luminous tissue on the body. J. Ichthyol. 56(4):613-615. (Ref. 125185) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-20 00:00:00 2021-09-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69545 This species of nominative subgenus (sensu Prokofiev, 2015) is distinguished by the following characters: a pair of parallel, clearly delineated stripes of blue luminous tissue on isthmus before IP photophores, further posteriorly fuzzy, at level of first and second photophores passing to outside of IP photophores; presence of additional diffuse stripe above most anterior PV photophores; with mental barbel of characteristic structure; strongly shortened gill filaments in upper half of ceratobranchial-1; patches of black tissue on snout, in upper part of opercle, and behind end of maxillary (Ref. 125185). Prokofiev, A.M. 2016 New species of the genus <i>Photonectes</i> (Melanostomiidae) with blue luminous tissue on the body. J. Ichthyol. 56(4):613-615. (Ref. 125185) FB-Morphology-69545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-20 00:00:00 2021-09-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69545 Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Analsoft rays: 20 Prokofiev, A.M. 2016 New species of the genus <i>Photonectes</i> (Melanostomiidae) with blue luminous tissue on the body. J. Ichthyol. 56(4):613-615. (Ref. 125185) FB-Distribution-69545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-20 00:00:00 2025-02-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69545 Western Pacific Ocean: Papua New Guinea. Prokofiev, A.M. 2016 New species of the genus <i>Photonectes</i> (Melanostomiidae) with blue luminous tissue on the body. J. Ichthyol. 56(4):613-615. (Ref. 125185) FB-Size-69545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-20 00:00:00 2021-09-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69545 8.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125185)) Prokofiev, A.M. 2016 New species of the genus <i>Photonectes</i> (Melanostomiidae) with blue luminous tissue on the body. J. Ichthyol. 56(4):613-615. (Ref. 125185) 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-69545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-20 00:00:00 2021-09-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69545 bathypelagic; marine