FB-70801 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70801 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Osteochilichthys Osteochilichthys formosus Plamoottil & Vineeth, 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-70811 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=70811 Food in all four stomachs examined were completely digested, but remnants of crab parts indicate that this species is an opportunistic feeder mainly feeding on the crustaceans, cephalopods and small fishes. 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-70811 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=70811 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: dorsal fin with eight small separated and 24 dorsal rays; anterior profile distinctly differs in terms of head length, depression and the lower jaw projection; head relatively short, rounded, depressed and somewhat pointed anteriorly; presence of a wide gap between the posterior part of the head to the first dorsal origin; pelvic fin reaching mid of the pectoral fin; pectoral fin base narrow, its length comparatively shorter than the other species; body is greenish dorsally with pallid band laterally, white bands extending from lower jaw or snout to caudal peduncle; 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-70811 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=70811 Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24; 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-70811 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=70811 Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea: 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-70811 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=70811 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-Size-70811 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-07 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70811 7.45 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 270.0 g 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) 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-70811 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=70811 reef-associated; marine