FB-69210 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69210 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Pristiophoriformes Pristiophoridae Pliotrema Pliotrema kajae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020 Tiny shrimpgoby 2020-10-19 2020-10-19 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 32:79-88. (Ref. 120714) FB-GeneralDescr-69219 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-20 00:00:00 2020-10-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69219 The type locality is a narrow isolated patch reef that rises to within 1 or 2 m of the surface from a depth of about 30 m and approximately 8 solitary individuals were observed at this location on a silty-sand and rubble bottom. It was invariably seen at the entrance of a burrow in company with an unidentified species of alpheid shrimp (Ref. 120714). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2019 Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 32:79-88. (Ref. 120714) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69219 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-21 00:00:00 2020-10-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69219 This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VI-I,10, dorsal fin without elongate spines, longest spine 1.9-2.8 in HL; A I,8-9 (usually 9); pectoral-fin rays 15-16 (usually 16); lateral scales 35-37; body scales are weakly ctenoid, except cycloid anteriorly, including side of nape, abdomen, pectoral-fin base, and prepelvic area; gill rakers 2-3+11-12; gill opening extending slightly forward of level of posterior margin of preopercle; caudal fin rounded, about equal to HL, 3.2 in SL; reduced pattern of cephalic sensory-canal pores consisting of only B’, D, E, F, and H pores. Colouration: body mostly whitish with five widely spaced brown bars, and first dorsal fin mainly whitish with a prominent posterior white-edged black spot. This is apparently small size species, with mature females < 20 mm SL (Ref. 120714). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2019 Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 32:79-88. (Ref. 120714) FB-Morphology-69219 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-21 00:00:00 2020-10-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69219 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 26 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2019 Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 32:79-88. (Ref. 120714) FB-Distribution-69219 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-20 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=69219 Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2019 Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 32:79-88. (Ref. 120714) FB-Size-69219 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-20 00:00:00 2020-10-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69219 2.32 cm SL (female) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2019 Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 32:79-88. (Ref. 120714) 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-69219 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-20 00:00:00 2020-10-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69219 reef-associated; marine; depth range 14 - 27 m (Ref. 120714) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2019 Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 32:79-88. (Ref. 120714)