Schindleria squirei
Schindleria squirei Robitzch, Landaeta & Ahnelt, 2023

Family:  Schindleriidae (Infantfishes)
Max. size:  2.09 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Chile (Easter I.).
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 36-37. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body slender, elongated and unpigmented in preserved specimen; a species of the long dorsal fin species group with predorsal-fin length 60.2% in SL and preanal-fin length 70.4% in SL; tail distinctly shorter than abdomen, 29.8% of SL; head massive, 48.7% width in head length, with a conmassive, 48.7% width in head length, with a convex dorsal profile; a relatively narrow pectoral-radial plate, 52.4% width of pectoral-radial plate length; 20-21 dorsal-fin rays; 12 anal-fin rays; first anal-fin ray situated opposite the dorsal-fin ray 9-10; teeth on both jaws tiny, conical, densely set; largest specimen 20.9 mm SL (Ref. 130793).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 21 March 2024 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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