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Ptereleotris carinata Bussing, 2001
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Ptereleotris carinata
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Ptereleotris carinata

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Ptereleotris carinata
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Overview
Main identification features
  • elongate, compressed
  • blue-grey;nape - blue line
  • c: long, oval, grey above, dark below
  • mouth very oblique
  • opercle - blue dashes and spots
Elongate, compressed; underside of head with a pronounced membranous keel; mouth very oblique; dorsal rays VI + I, 20-22; anal rays I, 19-22; pectoral rays 21; pelvic rays I, 14, pelvic fins separate; tail fin long, oval; total gill spines on first arch 26; head scaleless; scales of body very small, approximately 140-150 in midlateral row; scales rough on rear of body, smooth elsewhere.

Generally bluish or pale grey; scattered blue spots and/or lines on head; a silvery-white to blue-white stripe from above eye to origin of dorsal fin; fins pale except upper part of tail blue- white and lower part dusky red.

Size: reaches about 8 cm.

Inhabits sand-rubble bottoms.

Depth: 8-25 m.

Central Gulf of California to Colombia.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 25 m.
Depth Range Min: 8 m.
Diet: zooplankton; pelagic fish larvae.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=29; Southern limit=3; Western limit=-113; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=26; Longitudinal range=35.
Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Planktivore.
FishBase Habitat: Demersal.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only; Sand & gravel.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 8 cm.
Regional Endemism: Continent only; Continent; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Near Bottom; Bottom + water column;


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References
  • Bussing, W.A., 2001., Ptereleotris carinata, a new species of hovering goby (Perciformes: Microdesmidae) from the tropical eastern Pacific., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 49(Supplement 1):133-139.
  • Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200.
  • Thacker, C., 2000., Phylogeny of the wormfishes (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Microdesmidae)., Copeia, 2000:940-957.
  • Thomson , D.A. , Findley , L.T. and Kerstitch, A.N., 2000., Reef fishes of the Sea of Cortez., University of Texas Press(Revised Ed.):353.

Acknowledgements

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