FB-65975 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65975 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Spectrunculus Spectrunculus crassus (Vaillant, 1888) Emperor reefgoby Kokuten-benkeihaze Priolepis RW sp. 8 Not applicable Priolepis sp. Not applicable 2011-03-09 2024-08-19 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559) Winterbottom, R. and M. Burridge0 Revision of Egglestonichthys and of Priolepis species possessing a transverse pattern of cheek papillae (Teleostei; Gobiidae), with a discussion of relationships. Can. J. Zool. 70:1934-1946. (Ref. 6189) Akihito, K. Sakamoto, Y. Ikeda and K. Sugiyama0 Gobioidae. p.1139-1310. In T. Nakabo (ed.). Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species (second and English edition, volume II). Tokai University Press, 1749 p. (Ref. 55392) Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson0 Description of two new species of the genus Priolepis from the Indo-Pacific with redescription of Priolepis profunda and Priolepis psygmophilia. Ichthyol. Res. 57(3):367-372. (Ref. 85603) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-03-23 00:00:00 2011-03-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65984 This species is distinguished by the following characters: eyes slightly elevated resulting in a shallow pit in interorbital area and a shallow groove along dorsoposterior margin of eye; ctenoid scales completely covering predorsal, reaching to above mideye, anteriormost scales sometimes cycloid, no naked patch immediately before the first dorsal spine; small cycloid scales cover pectoral base; 11-13 rows of small cycloid scales cover prepelvic area; cheek usually no scales, rarely with 1 or 2 scales near dorsoposterior margin of preoperculum; operculum with a patch of small ctenoid scales dorsally; usually, D2 I,10, A I,8, pectoral rays 20; sensory papilla rows on cheek with transverse pattern; pelvic fins connected to form a plate, no interspinal membrane; head and body with narrow light bands, and with dark edges; a large elongate black spot anteriorly on first dorsal fin; 3-4 short vertical dark brown bars on dorsal part of caudal fin; mouth oblique, forming an angle of about 40°-45° withbody axis (Ref. 85603). Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 2010 Description of two new species of the genus Priolepis from the Indo-Pacific with redescription of Priolepis profunda and Priolepis psygmophilia. Ichthyol. Res. 57(3):367-372. (Ref. 85603) FB-Morphology-65984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-03-23 00:00:00 2011-03-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65984 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 2010 Description of two new species of the genus Priolepis from the Indo-Pacific with redescription of Priolepis profunda and Priolepis psygmophilia. Ichthyol. Res. 57(3):367-372. (Ref. 85603) FB-Distribution-65984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-03-22 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=65984 East Indo-West Pacific: Japan to Australia (WA to NSW), and New Caledonia. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 2010 Description of two new species of the genus Priolepis from the Indo-Pacific with redescription of Priolepis profunda and Priolepis psygmophilia. Ichthyol. Res. 57(3):367-372. (Ref. 85603) FB-Size-65984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-03-22 00:00:00 2013-06-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65984 5.3 cm SL (female) Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 2010 Description of two new species of the genus Priolepis from the Indo-Pacific with redescription of Priolepis profunda and Priolepis psygmophilia. Ichthyol. Res. 57(3):367-372. (Ref. 85603) 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-65984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-03-22 00:00:00 2013-06-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65984 reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 25 m (Ref. 85603) Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson 2010 Description of two new species of the genus Priolepis from the Indo-Pacific with redescription of Priolepis profunda and Priolepis psygmophilia. Ichthyol. Res. 57(3):367-372. (Ref. 85603)