FB-70572 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70572 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis Chiloglanis carnatus Mutizwa, Bragança & Chakona, 2024 Louisiade sand-goby 2024-04-26 2024-04-26 Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.M. Brooks0 Hazeus paucisquamatus, a new sand-dwelling goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 41:1-11. (Ref. 130975) FB-GeneralDescr-70583 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-21 00:00:00 2024-05-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70583 Occurs in sheltered silty-sand bottoms of fringing reefs and lagoons i(Ref. 130975). Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.M. Brooks 2024 Hazeus paucisquamatus, a new sand-dwelling goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 41:1-11. (Ref. 130975) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70583 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-21 00:00:00 2024-05-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70583 This species is distinguished by the following: D VI + I,9-10 (usually 9), with first spine of first and second dorsal fins thickened, rigid, and pungent, all spines without filamentous tips, third spine longest; A I,8-10; pectoral-fin rays 15-17; branched caudal-fin rays 12-13 (usually 12); caudal fin rounded, shorter than HL; lateral scales 24-25; transverse scales 8; predorsal scales 7-8; ctenoid scales on body and nape, except embedded cycloid scales on prepelvic area and pectoral-fin base; preopercle with 3 small weakly ctenoid scales; rear corner, opercle with large weakly ctenoid scales confined to upper half; ‘mixed’ pattern of cephalic sensory papillae with two primary longitudinal rows and several transverse rows. Colouration: adult male when alive generally semi-translucent greyish with variable-sized brown and white spots and markings on head and body; five large tannish saddles along nape and upper back; a mid-lateral row of 6 dark-brown spots along the middle of side; blackish spots and bands on dorsal and caudal fins; anal fin brownish; pelvic fin white with a black median stripe; female similar to male, but lacking dark markings on fins (Ref. 130975). Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.M. Brooks 2024 Hazeus paucisquamatus, a new sand-dwelling goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 41:1-11. (Ref. 130975) FB-Morphology-70583 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-21 00:00:00 2024-05-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70583 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 26 Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.M. Brooks 2024 Hazeus paucisquamatus, a new sand-dwelling goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 41:1-11. (Ref. 130975) FB-Distribution-70583 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-21 00:00:00 2024-05-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70583 Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and possibly Indonesia. Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.M. Brooks 2024 Hazeus paucisquamatus, a new sand-dwelling goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 41:1-11. (Ref. 130975) FB-Size-70583 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-21 00:00:00 2024-05-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70583 2.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 130975)); 2.49 cm SL (female) Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.M. Brooks 2024 Hazeus paucisquamatus, a new sand-dwelling goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 41:1-11. (Ref. 130975) 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-70583 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-21 00:00:00 2024-05-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70583 reef-associated; marine; depth range 15 - 20 m (Ref. 130975) Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.M. Brooks 2024 Hazeus paucisquamatus, a new sand-dwelling goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 41:1-11. (Ref. 130975)