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Discotrema monogrammum Craig & Randall, 2008 Oneline clingfish |
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photo by
Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Diademichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.32 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 20 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: from Christmas Island to Papua New Guinea; north to the Philippines, south to the Great Barrier Reef. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 33-34. Distinguished from its congeners in having the following characters: no stripe on head and dorsal surface of the body; pectoral-fin ray count 23-22; vertebral count 33-34 (Ref. 75094). | |||
| Biology: | Found on crinoids as commensal (Ref. 90102). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||