FB-66722 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66722 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Pao Pao ocellaris (Klausewitz, 1957) 2013-01-08 2021-10-22 Stein, D.L.0 A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-01-11 00:00:00 2013-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66731 This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 56, pectoral fin rays 15 (6+4+5); terminal mouth oblique, its angle about 45°, posterior lower edge of lower jaw with anterior projecting blunt spine; very slender teeth, needle-like; long opercle long, slender and slightly curved, pointing posteroventrally but primarily down; lower margin emarginate, supported by at least two, possibly three, branchiostegal rays; coronal pore apparently absent; abdominal vertebrae forming a marked dorsal curve; mandible to abdomen end about 175% HL; dark brown peritoneum visible through body wall; stomach brownish, intestine entirely cream-colored (Ref. 92437). Stein, D.L. 2012 A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437) FB-Morphology-66731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-01-11 00:00:00 2013-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66731 Dorsal soft rays (total): 49 - 50; Analsoft rays: 43 - 44; Vertebrae: 56 Stein, D.L. 2012 A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437) FB-Distribution-66731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-01-11 00:00:00 2013-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66731 Southwest Pacific: off Otago Canyons, east of southern New Zealand. Stein, D.L. 2012 A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437) FB-Size-66731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-01-11 00:00:00 2013-01-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66731 9.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 92437)) Stein, D.L. 2012 A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437) 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-66731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-01-11 00:00:00 2013-01-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66731 pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range ? - 121 m (Ref. 92437) Stein, D.L. 2012 A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437)