| Family: |
Phallostethidae (Priapiumfishes) |
| Max. size: |
1.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: Sulawesi, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-15; Vertebrae: 33-35. Like N. robertsi and N. palawanensis, has a large second ctenactinium that is bifid distally, but distinguished from those species by having a bone larger and more distinctly claw-shaped, and extent of a bony projection and fleshy profile on the ventral margin of the first ctenactinium that abuts the claw (Ref. 44355). |
| Biology: |
Collected over a muddy bottom, in a slightly turbid irrigation ditch relatively near the sea (Ref. 44355). Fertilization is internal and eggs are attached to the substrate via adhesive filaments (Ref. 43413). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 13 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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