FB-69897 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69897 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Congridae Bathycongrus Bathycongrus melanostomus Huang, Ho, Chen & Chan, 2022 2022-12-06 2022-12-06 Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud0 Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156) Evers, H.-G., J.K. Pinnegar and M.I. Taylor0 Where are they all from? – sources and sustainability in the ornamental freshwater fish trade. J. Fish. Biol. 2019:1-8. (Ref. 133106) FB-GeneralDescr-69906 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2022-12-08 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69906 Collected from the type locality, a river which flows through primary forest over gravel and sandy bottom. The specimens were primarily found along the riverbank around log debris. Maximum length based on type specimen, to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 103156). Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud 2015 Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69906 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-02-01 00:00:00 2023-02-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69906 This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Birds Head region by the following characters: D IV-V+I,13-15; A I, 21-24; 33-35 lateral scales; 10 transverse scales; 16-17 anterior scales; 13-16 cheek scales; 15 gillrakers; greater body depth, 33.3-37.8, with a moderately short pelvic anterior length 36.3-38.3% of SL; moderately short caudal peduncle length, 12.9-16.3, with a large depth, 11.8-12.4% of SL; moderately long pectoral fin length, 18.7-21.7, and a long pelvic fin length 19.4-23.5% of SL; long dorsal fin base length, 38.4-41.4% of SL; moderately long anal fin base length, 39.8-46.0% of SL; origin of the dorsal fin lies behind anal origin, between 1st and 2nd anal soft ray; absence of stripes on the anal and dorsal fin margins (Ref. 103156). Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud 2015 Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156) FB-Distribution-69906 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2022-12-08 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=69906 Asia: Indonesia (West Papua). Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud 2015 Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156) FB-Uses-69906 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2022-12-08 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69906 fisheries: of potential interest; aquarium: potential Evers, H.-G., J.K. Pinnegar and M.I. Taylor 2019 Where are they all from? – sources and sustainability in the ornamental freshwater fish trade. J. Fish. Biol. 2019:1-8. (Ref. 133106) Evers, H.-G., J.K. Pinnegar and M.I. Taylor 2019 Where are they all from? – sources and sustainability in the ornamental freshwater fish trade. J. Fish. Biol. 2019:1-8. (Ref. 133106) FB-TrophicStrategy-69906 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2022-12-08 00:00:00 2022-12-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ naramasae Collected from the type locality, a river which flows through primary forest over gravel and sandy bottom. The specimens were primarily found along the riverbank around log debris (Ref. 103156). Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud 2015 Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156) FB-Size-69906 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2022-12-08 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69906 9.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 103156)) Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud 2015 Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156) 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-69906 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2022-12-08 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69906 benthopelagic; freshwater