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Pholidichthyidae (Convict blenny)
Etymology: Pholidichthys: Greek, pholis, -idos = scale (Ref. 45335); anguis: Specific name from the Latin 'anguis' meaning snake, referring to the elongate form, and is here used as Noun in apposition.
More on authors: Springer & Larson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 19 - 70 m (Ref. 26419). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Northern Territory, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm SL (female)
Specimens collected using benthic trawl, from a muddy substrate which include sand, shell, sponges, and rocky reef and coral patches (Ref. 26419).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Springer, V.G. and H.K. Larson, 1996. Pholidichthys anguis, a new species of pholidichthyid fish from Northern Terrotory and Western Australia. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 109(2):353-365. (Ref. 26419)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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