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Etymology: Parioglossus: Greek, pareia = jaw + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edward Henry Rainford (1853–1938) was an English-born Australian amateur naturalist who was viticulturist at the Queensland Agricultural Department, based at Bowen in north Queensland. He collected specimens of fauna and flora for the Australian Museum. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 25°N - 28°S
Western Pacific: Philippines to Papua New Guinea, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to Queensland, Australia; including Palau and Pohnpei (Caroline Islands) in Micronesia and New Caledonia (Ref. 11889).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Form schools among mangroves and in coastal inlets, associate with P. formosus (Ref. 1602).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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![Image of Parioglossus rainfordi (Rainford\](/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Parai_u1.jpg "Image of Parioglossus rainfordi (Rainford\")
