| Family: |
Schindleriidae (Infantfishes) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 7 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Egypt. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal soft rays: 13-13. This species belonging to the short dorsal-fin type of Schindleria, with the dorsal and anal fins of about equal length is characterized by the following: body elongated but relatively deep (body depth at anal-fin origin 10.8% of SL and at 4th anal-fin ray 10.9 % of SL); the short dorsal fin originates just slightly anterior to the anal fin (predorsal-fin length 60.9% of SL, pre-anal fin length 64.8% of SL); head stubby with a steep frontal profile, snout short, 23.1% of head length, eye large, 27.7% of the HL; pectoral radial plate long, its length 7.6% of SL; four dorsal and four ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays with increasing in length posteriorly, its last procurrent ray simple without additional spine and, although the longest, not distinctly elongate; D 15, A 13; base of first anal-fin ray positioned below the base of the third dorsal-fin ray; upper and lower jaws no teeth; in vivo with translucent body; eye black; swim bladder capped by a melanophore blotch; no pigmentation externally on body after preservation (Ref. 129305). |
| Biology: |
Collected at a depth of one meter from a lagoon with sandy bottom and covered with algae and seagrass (Ref. 129305). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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