FB-70800 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70800 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Osteochilichthys Osteochilichthys elegans Plamoottil, 2022 2024-12-14 2024-12-14 Panhwar, S.K. and I. Kashani0 Discovery of two new species of cobia (Pisces; Rachycentridae) inhabiting the makran coast of the northern Arabian Sea with notes on their biology and ecology. Zoologischer Anzeiger 313(2024):298-305. (Ref. 132435) FB-GeneralDescr-70810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-07 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70810 Stomach contents of the specimens examined included small fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods, and small fishes which were mainly digested. Caught by baited hooks. A highly sought fish species, and is usually sold prior to auction (Ref. 132435). Panhwar, S.K. and I. Kashani 2024 Discovery of two new species of cobia (Pisces; Rachycentridae) inhabiting the makran coast of the northern Arabian Sea with notes on their biology and ecology. Zoologischer Anzeiger 313(2024):298-305. (Ref. 132435) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-07 00:00:00 2025-01-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70810 This species is distinguished by the following characters: body torpedo-shaped with a depressed head that binds to a row of small spines spaced out in front of its dorsal fin; eyes small and masked by a grayish shade, with snout slightly pointed; lower jaw projects toward the upper jaw; origin of the dorsal fin (27 rays) at mid-point of the third body spot; triangular, curved fins and caudal fin displayed differently are key distancing characters; pelvic fin reaching above the curved part of the pectoral fin; villiform teeth on jaws, roof of mouth, and tongue (Ref. 132435). Panhwar, S.K. and I. Kashani 2024 Discovery of two new species of cobia (Pisces; Rachycentridae) inhabiting the makran coast of the northern Arabian Sea with notes on their biology and ecology. Zoologischer Anzeiger 313(2024):298-305. (Ref. 132435) FB-Morphology-70810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-07 00:00:00 2025-01-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70810 Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 23 Panhwar, S.K. and I. Kashani 2024 Discovery of two new species of cobia (Pisces; Rachycentridae) inhabiting the makran coast of the northern Arabian Sea with notes on their biology and ecology. Zoologischer Anzeiger 313(2024):298-305. (Ref. 132435) FB-Distribution-70810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-07 00:00:00 2025-01-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70810 Western Indian Ocean: Pakistan. Panhwar, S.K. and I. Kashani 2024 Discovery of two new species of cobia (Pisces; Rachycentridae) inhabiting the makran coast of the northern Arabian Sea with notes on their biology and ecology. Zoologischer Anzeiger 313(2024):298-305. (Ref. 132435) FB-Uses-70810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-07 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70810 fisheries: highly commercial Panhwar, S.K. and I. Kashani 2024 Discovery of two new species of cobia (Pisces; Rachycentridae) inhabiting the makran coast of the northern Arabian Sea with notes on their biology and ecology. Zoologischer Anzeiger 313(2024):298-305. (Ref. 132435) 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-70810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-07 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70810 reef-associated; marine