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Etymology: Porocephalichthys: Name from Latin porocephalus for head with pores and Greek ichthys for fish, referring to the many pores on the head..
More on authors: Cohen & Hutchins.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien rifbewoner. Subtropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Rottnest Island, Australia.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 43544)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 88-90; Anale zachte stralen: 68 - 69. Anterior nostril rather high, located about midway between upper lip and posterior nostril. Developed gill raker 3. Opercle with a sharp spine, sometimes embedded in the skin (Ref. 43544).

Uncommon species inhabiting shallow reefs (Ref. 34024). A benthic species which occurs in inshore waters (Ref. 75154).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus (Cohen & Hutchins, 1982)