FB-69560 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69560 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Atheriniformes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia Melanotaenia sneideri Allen & Hadiaty, 2013 Bigeye stardrum 2021-11-12 2024-07-18 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) Chao, N.L., A. Carvalho-Filho and J. de Andrade Santos0 Five new species of Western Atlantic stardrums, <i>Stellifer</i> (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) with a key to Atlantic <i>Stellifer</i> species. Zootaxa 4991(3):434-466. (Ref. 125562) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69570 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-11-18 00:00:00 2021-11-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69570 This species is distinguished from all its congeners in the Atlantic with a horizontal or inferior mouth by having a large, oblique mouth and large eye (3.8-4.5 in HL); differs from S. collettei and S. macallisteri by their smaller eye, 5.0-7.1 and 4.4-5.4 in HL, respectively; differs from other moderately large-eyed species as follows: from S. griseus by having fewer gill rakers 31-38 (vs. 52-59); from S. cervigoni and S. rastrifer by their jet-black lining under gill cover, pale in S. musicki; from S. stellifer by the several small, finely serrated spines instead of 3 to 4 distinct strong spines at the lower corner of preopercle (Ref. 125562). Chao, N.L., A. Carvalho-Filho and J. de Andrade Santos 2021 Five new species of Western Atlantic stardrums, <i>Stellifer</i> (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) with a key to Atlantic <i>Stellifer</i> species. Zootaxa 4991(3):434-466. (Ref. 125562) FB-Morphology-69570 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-11-18 00:00:00 2021-11-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69570 Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 21; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Chao, N.L., A. Carvalho-Filho and J. de Andrade Santos 2021 Five new species of Western Atlantic stardrums, <i>Stellifer</i> (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) with a key to Atlantic <i>Stellifer</i> species. Zootaxa 4991(3):434-466. (Ref. 125562) FB-Distribution-69570 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-11-18 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=69570 Southwestern Atlantic: endemic to Brazil. Chao, N.L., A. Carvalho-Filho and J. de Andrade Santos 2021 Five new species of Western Atlantic stardrums, <i>Stellifer</i> (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) with a key to Atlantic <i>Stellifer</i> species. Zootaxa 4991(3):434-466. (Ref. 125562) FB-Size-69570 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-11-18 00:00:00 2022-01-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69570 9.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125562)) Chao, N.L., A. Carvalho-Filho and J. de Andrade Santos 2021 Five new species of Western Atlantic stardrums, <i>Stellifer</i> (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) with a key to Atlantic <i>Stellifer</i> species. Zootaxa 4991(3):434-466. (Ref. 125562) 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-69570 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-11-18 00:00:00 2022-01-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69570 benthopelagic; marine