FB-69270 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69270 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Bascanichthys Bascanichthys gaira Moreno, Acero P. & Grijalba-Bendeck, 2016 William's goatfish Williams' goatfish Williams’s goatfish Williams's goatfish Williams's goatfsh 2020-11-06 2020-11-06 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) Shibuya, S. and H. Motomura0 <i>Parupeneus williamsi</i>, a new species of goatfish (Perciformes: Mullidae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Ichthyol. Res. 68(1):11-20. (Ref. 123210) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69279 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-01-11 00:00:00 2021-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69279 This species is distinguishec by the following characters: barbels are white to yellowish distally, with the tips usually extending beyond posterior margin of preopercle; upper jaw somewhat slender and shorter in specimens that are greater than 5.0 cm SL (upper-jaw length times maxillary depth 60.5-96.9%, mean 74.4% of SL]; second anal-fn soft ray is long, its length 47.2-55.2% (51.3%) of caudal-fn length; 2-3 very indistinct blackish vertical bands on trunk, the frst located under frst dorsal fin (most indistinct, sometimes absent), the second below inter-dorsal-fin space and the third below anterior part of second dorsal fin; a very indistinct blackishsaddle on upper caudal peduncle; dense melanophores uniformly distributed on the anal-fin membranes in most preserved specimens (Ref. 123210). Shibuya, S. and H. Motomura 2020 <i>Parupeneus williamsi</i>, a new species of goatfish (Perciformes: Mullidae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Ichthyol. Res. 68(1):11-20. (Ref. 123210) FB-Morphology-69279 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-01-11 00:00:00 2021-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69279 Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analsoft rays: 7 Shibuya, S. and H. Motomura 2020 <i>Parupeneus williamsi</i>, a new species of goatfish (Perciformes: Mullidae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Ichthyol. Res. 68(1):11-20. (Ref. 123210) FB-Distribution-69279 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-11-09 00:00:00 2025-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69279 Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia, endemic to Marquesas Is. Shibuya, S. and H. Motomura 2020 <i>Parupeneus williamsi</i>, a new species of goatfish (Perciformes: Mullidae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Ichthyol. Res. 68(1):11-20. (Ref. 123210) FB-Size-69279 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Nicolas Bailly 2020-11-09 00:00:00 2021-01-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69279 23.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 123210)) Shibuya, S. and H. Motomura 2020 <i>Parupeneus williamsi</i>, a new species of goatfish (Perciformes: Mullidae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Ichthyol. Res. 68(1):11-20. (Ref. 123210) 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-69279 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-11-09 00:00:00 2021-01-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69279 reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 30 m (Ref. 123210) Shibuya, S. and H. Motomura 2020 <i>Parupeneus williamsi</i>, a new species of goatfish (Perciformes: Mullidae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Ichthyol. Res. 68(1):11-20. (Ref. 123210)