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(Ref. 127519) Chung, A., G.C.L. See, S.Y. Lam, W.H. Yiu and S.K.H. Shea0 Thirty-one new records of reef fish species for Hong Kong waters. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK 103:1-13. (Ref. 128223) FB-pic-7312-2381 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1995-01-10 2012-04-19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Sopar_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Sopar_u0.jpg FB-pic-7312-2776 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Sopar_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Sopar_u3.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-02-10 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Adults usually settle along reef edges in current-prone areas (Ref. 48635). Uncommon species found solitary or paired, among branches of gorgonians, floating weeds, or crinoids (Ref. 9710). They feed mostly on mysids but also target small benthic shrimps (Ref. 48635). Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-10-03 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Post-pelagic are almost fully transparent and more slender compared to those established in the benthic phase. Variable in color from black to red and yellow, usually in a mix of bands and spots (Ref. 48635). Total body number of plates 31-35. Caudal fin truncate, rounded or lanceolate. Caudal fins of females modified into brood pouch (Ref. 9829).Description: Characterized by body depth 13.1-23.4 % SL; least snout depth 2.8-5.6 % SL; depth of caudal peduncle 2.4-5.3 % SL; length of caudal peduncle 9.1-20.2 % SL; length of caudal fin 30.6-41.8 % SL; snout with short skin filaments; body and fins with jagged edges giving spiky appearance (Ref. 90102). Orr, J.W. and R.A. Fritzsche 1993 Revision of the ghost pipefishes, family Solenostomidae (Teleostei: Syngnathoidei). Copeia 1993(1):168-182. FB-Morphology-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-10-03 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 21; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 21; Vertebrae: 32 - 33 Orr, J.W. and R.A. Fritzsche 1993 Revision of the ghost pipefishes, family Solenostomidae (Teleostei: Syngnathoidei). Copeia 1993(1):168-182. FB-Distribution-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-02-10 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to southeast Australia and New Caledonia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816) FB-Uses-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-02-10 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: public aquariums FB-LifeCycle-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-02-10 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=7312&StockCode=7612 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Pelvic fins of females are modified as brood pouch for the reception of the eggs (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-07-14 00:00:00 2008-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ paradoxus Found on the continental shelf. Benthic species (Ref. 75154). Usually settles along reef edges in current-prone areas (Ref. 48635). Uncommon species found solitary or paired, among branches of gorgonians, floating weeds, or crinoids (Ref. 9710, 75154). Feeds mostly on mysids but also target small benthic shrimps (Ref. 48635). Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. (Ref. 48635) FB-Size-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-02-10 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)) Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) 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/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 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-7312 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-02-10 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7312 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 35 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)