FB-70006 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70006 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Varicus Varicus veliguttatus Van Tassell, Baldwin & Gilmore, 2016 Pakistan Thryssa 2023-03-29 2023-03-29 Hata, H., P.N. Psomadakis, H.B. Osmany and H. Motomura0 A new species of <i>Thrissina</i> from Pakistan (Arabian Sea), with redescription of <i>Thrissina whiteheadi</i> (Wongratana 1983) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyol. Res. 68(4):486-495. (Ref. 123974) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-03-30 00:00:00 2023-03-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70015 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: upper jaw is relatively long with posterior tip slightly beyond opercle posterior margin, but not reaching the pectoral-fin insertion; first supramaxilla absent; teeth on both jaws are robust, enlarged; dorsum with distinct paired dark lines when preserved; a dark blotch behind the upper part of gill opening sometimes present in preserved specimens; branched rays of dorsal fin 10-11 (modally 10), anal fin usually 42-45 (rarely 40, modally 44), pectoral fin with 11-12 (modally 11); transverse scales 12-13 (12); scale rows in longitudinal series 45-47 (46); gill rakers on first gill arch, in upper series15-16 (15), lower series 20-23 (22), total 35-39 (37); gill rakers on second gill arch, in upper series 12-14 (modally 13), lower series 21-23 (22), total 33-37 (35); gill rakers on third gill arch, in upper series 10-11 (10), lower series 12-14 (13), total 22-24 (23); gill rakers on fourth gill arch, in upper series 7-9 (8), lower series 10-13 (11), total 18-22 (19); snout is long, 3.7-4.1% SL; pelvic fin is long, 9.0-10.4% SL; mandible is long, 17.3-18.3% SL; pelvic-fin insertion to anal-fin origin 17.0-18.8% SL (Ref. 123974). Hata, H., P.N. Psomadakis, H.B. Osmany and H. Motomura 2021 A new species of <i>Thrissina</i> from Pakistan (Arabian Sea), with redescription of <i>Thrissina whiteheadi</i> (Wongratana 1983) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyol. Res. 68(4):486-495. (Ref. 123974) FB-Distribution-70015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-03-30 00:00:00 2023-03-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70015 Western Indian Ocean: Pakistan. Hata, H., P.N. Psomadakis, H.B. Osmany and H. Motomura 2021 A new species of <i>Thrissina</i> from Pakistan (Arabian Sea), with redescription of <i>Thrissina whiteheadi</i> (Wongratana 1983) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyol. Res. 68(4):486-495. (Ref. 123974) FB-Size-70015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 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=70015 13.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 123974)) Hata, H., P.N. Psomadakis, H.B. Osmany and H. Motomura 2021 A new species of <i>Thrissina</i> from Pakistan (Arabian Sea), with redescription of <i>Thrissina whiteheadi</i> (Wongratana 1983) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyol. Res. 68(4):486-495. (Ref. 123974) 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-70015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 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=70015 pelagic-neritic; marine