FB-69014 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69014 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Kurtiformes Apogonidae Siphamia Siphamia arnazae Allen & Erdmann, 2019 2019-06-26 2019-06-26 Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Sparks, J.S. and P. Chakrabarty0 Description of a new species of ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) from the Gulf of Oman. American Museum Novitates No. 3929: 1-14. (Ref. 120644) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69024 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2019-07-08 00:00:00 2019-07-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69024 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: with a short, composite midlateral stripe consisted of 3 small, rounded translucent windows peppered with chromatophores (vs. numerous windows in stercorarius, moretoniensis and continuous translucent stripe in antongil) and it is confined to the midflank (vs. extending most to entire the length of the flank in congeners); further distinguished from stercorarius, moretoniensis by a pigmentation pattern above the lateral midline comprised of larger rounded blotches and markings (vs. smaller sinuous lines and markings forming a vermiculate pattern); differs from moretoniensis, antongil, by a shallower body; lower jaw deep and convex in lateral view (vs. mostly straight in congeners) and forms an angle of between 60°-70° to horizontal (vs. less than 45° in congeners) (Ref. 120644). Sparks, J.S. and P. Chakrabarty 2019 Description of a new species of ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) from the Gulf of Oman. American Museum Novitates No. 3929: 1-14. (Ref. 120644) FB-Morphology-69024 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2019-07-08 00:00:00 2019-07-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69024 Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 14; Vertebrae: 23 Sparks, J.S. and P. Chakrabarty 2019 Description of a new species of ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) from the Gulf of Oman. American Museum Novitates No. 3929: 1-14. (Ref. 120644) FB-Distribution-69024 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2019-07-08 00:00:00 2025-04-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69024 Western Indian Ocean: Oman. Sparks, J.S. and P. Chakrabarty 2019 Description of a new species of ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) from the Gulf of Oman. American Museum Novitates No. 3929: 1-14. (Ref. 120644) FB-Size-69024 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2019-07-08 00:00:00 2019-07-08 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69024 6.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 120644)) Sparks, J.S. and P. Chakrabarty 2019 Description of a new species of ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) from the Gulf of Oman. American Museum Novitates No. 3929: 1-14. (Ref. 120644) 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-69024 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2019-07-08 00:00:00 2019-07-08 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69024 reef-associated; marine