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Schindleriidae (Infantfishes)
Etymology: Schindleria: Named for ichthyologist Otto Schindler, 1906-1959 (Prof. Dr. Konrad Schindler, pers. comm Dec. 2017); pietschmanni: Named for ichthyologist Victor Pietschmann (1881-1956) (Prof. Dr. Konrad Schindler, pers. comm Dec. 2017).
Eponymy: Otto Schindler (1906–1959) was an ichthyologist at Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany, where he was the first post-war Curator of Ichthyology (1949). [...] Dr Viktor Pietschmann (1881–1956) was an Austrian ichthyologist who worked as Curator of the Fish Collection at the Vienna Museum of Natural History (1919–1946) where Machan also worked. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 60 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical
Indo-Pacific. Reported from India, Taiwan and Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123103)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 18; Anal soft rays: 13 - 18. This species is distinguished by the number of dorsal-fin rays 15-18 and anal-fin rays 13-18; position of the first anal-fin ray relative to dorsal-fin ray 1st-3rd; small teeth; position of swim bladder along the body 66% SL (Ref. 129304).
Cross section: compressed.
Planktonic, benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Adults with mature gonads while retaining postlarval characters (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Ahnelt, H., 2020. A new species of Schindleria (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Tahiti (French Polynesia) with a unique lower jaw dentition. Vertebrate Zoology 70(2):195-205. (Ref. 123103)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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