FB-70001 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70001 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Atheriniformes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia Melanotaenia wilsoni Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 Ocellated splitfin goby 2023-03-29 2023-05-17 Tornabene, L., J.L. Van Tassel, D.R. Robertson and C.C. Baldwin0 Molecular phylogeny, analysis of discrete character evolution, and submersible collections facilitate a new classification for a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini: <i>Nes</i> subgroup), with descriptions of nine new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177(4):764-812. (Ref. 113825) FB-GeneralDescr-70010 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-03-30 00:00:00 2023-03-30 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70010 Collected on a gentlly sloping sand-calcareous bottom with scattered small calcareous rocks and ledges. It is also collected from fresh volcanic deposits, a submerged pyroclastic flow, mostly rocks with thin layer of dark sediments, scattering of small rocks, ledges and various sessile invertebrates (Ref. 113825). Tornabene, L., J.L. Van Tassel, D.R. Robertson and C.C. Baldwin 2016 Molecular phylogeny, analysis of discrete character evolution, and submersible collections facilitate a new classification for a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini: <i>Nes</i> subgroup), with descriptions of nine new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177(4):764-812. (Ref. 113825) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70010 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-07-03 00:00:00 2023-07-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70010 This species can be distinguished by the following set of characters: D1 VII; D2 I,10; A I,9; P 19-20, (23.9-30.6% SL), with rays 13-16 greatly extended, reaching base of anal rays 1-3, giving fin asymmetrical appearance; fleshy exertions on tips of spinous dorsal, first six rays of second dorsal; pelvic fins well separated, with no anterior frenum and membrane connecting innermost rays, 5th pelvic-fin ray 1/4-1/5 length of 4th ray, all rays unbranched or branched internally and re-fused, with flattened fleshy tips, longest ray extending posteriorly to anal-fin origin or reaching origin of 2nd anal-fin ray; 12-23 ctenoid scales on the side of body extending anteriorly to between vertical under the middle of the 2nd dorsal fin, to just posterior of pectoral-fin base, scales becoming smaller with reduced ctenii anteriorly; presence of modified basicaudal scales; sensory papillae rows 5s and 5i connected as a continuous transverse row, separated by a distance of 1-2 papillae in two specimens; interorbital papillae pc’ and pe’ present; no cephalic lateralis pores on head or preopercle; single anal-fin pterygiophore inserted anterior to haemal arch; head is lined with 3-5 prominent yellow ocelli, extending from mouth to nape over dense field of numerous red, brown and gold chromatophores (Ref. 113825). Tornabene, L., J.L. Van Tassel, D.R. Robertson and C.C. Baldwin 2016 Molecular phylogeny, analysis of discrete character evolution, and submersible collections facilitate a new classification for a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini: <i>Nes</i> subgroup), with descriptions of nine new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177(4):764-812. (Ref. 113825) FB-Distribution-70010 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-03-30 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=70010 Western Central Atlantic: southern Lesser Antilles, St. Vincent, Barbados and Bonaire. Tornabene, L., J.L. Van Tassel, D.R. Robertson and C.C. Baldwin 2016 Molecular phylogeny, analysis of discrete character evolution, and submersible collections facilitate a new classification for a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini: <i>Nes</i> subgroup), with descriptions of nine new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177(4):764-812. (Ref. 113825) FB-TrophicStrategy-70010 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-03-30 00:00:00 2023-07-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ cephalocellatus Found on a gentlly sloping sand-calcareous bottom with scattered small calcareous rocks and ledges. Also found from fresh volcanic deposits, a submerged pyroclastic flow, mostly rocks with thin layer of dark sediments, scattering of small rocks, ledges and various sessile invertebrates (Ref. 113825). Tornabene, L., J.L. Van Tassel, D.R. Robertson and C.C. Baldwin 2016 Molecular phylogeny, analysis of discrete character evolution, and submersible collections facilitate a new classification for a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini: <i>Nes</i> subgroup), with descriptions of nine new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177(4):764-812. (Ref. 113825) FB-Size-70010 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-03-30 00:00:00 2023-03-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70010 3.98 cm SL (female) Tornabene, L., J.L. Van Tassel, D.R. Robertson and C.C. Baldwin 2016 Molecular phylogeny, analysis of discrete character evolution, and submersible collections facilitate a new classification for a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini: <i>Nes</i> subgroup), with descriptions of nine new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177(4):764-812. (Ref. 113825) 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-70010 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-03-30 00:00:00 2023-03-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70010 demersal; marine; depth range 114 - 159 m (Ref. 113825) Tornabene, L., J.L. Van Tassel, D.R. Robertson and C.C. Baldwin 2016 Molecular phylogeny, analysis of discrete character evolution, and submersible collections facilitate a new classification for a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini: <i>Nes</i> subgroup), with descriptions of nine new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177(4):764-812. (Ref. 113825)