© Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Melichthys vidua Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Checklist Australia Vertebrata Fish SFTEP Links We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Australian Faunal Directory FishBase 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Roger Steene, 2006 · 0 Melichthys vidua 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features black body dorsal, anal and tail fins : pinkish Mouth a little above center; teeth notched; groove before eye, under nostrils; circular patch of bony plates behind gill slit; soft dorsal and anal high at front; cheeks scaly; scales on rear body and caudal peduncle with slight ridge; dorsal III,32-35; anal 28-31; pectoral 14-16; lateral line scales 28-32. Body and head black; dorsal and anal reddish white with thin black borders; pectoral yellowish; tail base white, outer 2/3 pink. Size: 40 cm. Habitat: rocky and reef. Depth: 0-60 m. Indo-Pacific; resident in our region; at Clipperton, Cocos, Galapagos and western Panama. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 60 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: Pelagic crustacea; octopus/squid/cuttlefish; benthic microalgae; zooplankton; sponges/seasquirts/bryozoa; bony fishes; detritus; pelagic fish larvae. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=11; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-110; Eastern limit=-82; Latitudinal range=13; Longitudinal range=28. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated. Global Endemism: All Pacific (West + Central + East); Indo-Pacific only (Indian + Pacific Oceans); TEP non-endemic; "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All species. Habitat: Corals; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 40 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Eastern Pacific non-endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Mid Water; Near Bottom; Near Surface; Bottom + water column; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Garrison, G., 2000., Peces de la Isla del Coco., Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad:393. Grove , J.S. and Lavenberg, R. J., 1997., The fishes of the Galápagos islands., Stanford University Press:863 pp. Osburn , R. C. and Nichols, J. T., 1916., Shore Fishes Collected by the 'Albatross' Expedition in Lower California with Descriptions of New Species., Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 35:139-181. Richardson, J., 1845., Ichthyology.--Part 3. In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42, No. 10., Smith, Elder & Co.:. Smith , M. M. and Heemstra, P., 1986., Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa. 1047 pp., Macmillan South Africa:1047pp. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e39158b2-fd82-4c0f-9ee8-8f10147c6937 Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melichthys&speciesname=vidua ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melichthys&speciesname=vidua http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melichthys&speciesname=vidua ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melichthys&speciesname=vidua https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melichthys&speciesname=vidua ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Melichthys-vidua.html https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Melichthys-vidua.html ---> https://fishbase.net.br/error/mysqlerr.php?db=fbapp Sorry. MySQL database is down at the moment. Please try using the other FishBase mirror sites. FishBase Germany FishBase USA FishBase China FishBase Paris FishBase Sweden FishBase Canada FishBase India Contact us fishbase@q-quatics.org Updated: 2024-05-02 12:15:09 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation