FB-22540 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22540 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Torpediniformes Narkidae Crassinarke Crassinarke dormitor Takagi, 1951 Whitaker's sole Aseraggodes melanostictus (non Peters, 1877) Aseraggodes sp. Not applicable 1996-04-29 2024-06-21 ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists)0 Ontogeny and systematics of fishes. Based on an international symposium dedicated to the memory of Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom, 15-18 August 1983, La Jolla, California. Spec. Publ. Am. Soc. Ichthyol. Herpetol. 1:ix, 760 p. (Ref. 63) Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Schultz, L.P.0 Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan Islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U.S.S. 'Bushnell'. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 180:1-316. (Ref. 418) Wass, R.C.0 An annotated checklist of the fishes of Samoa. Natl. Ocean. Atmos. Adminis. Tech. Rept., Natl. Mar. Fish. 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Kulbicki and L. Wantiez0 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-22541 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-04-29 00:00:00 2006-11-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22541 A single specimen collected from a lagoon coral head at Rongerik Atoll, at a depth of 6 m (Ref. 1602). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-DiagnosticDescr-22541 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2006-11-21 00:00:00 2006-11-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22541 Diagnosis. Dorsal rays 71-78; anal rays 48-53; pelvic rays 5 (3 in one side on one aberrant specimen); caudal rays 18, 14 branched (17 rays, 13 branched in one specimen). Lateral-line scales 77-86, including 10-12 anterior to a vertical at upper end of gill opening). Most scales of ocular side of body with 8-10 cteni (up to 11 on largest specimens); narrowest interorbital space with 2 scales; eyes with only I or 2 scales extending onto medial edge, and only about 3 rows anteriorly. Vertebrae 36-38; dorsal pterygiophores anterior to fourth neural spine 14-15. Body depth 2.55-2.75 in SL; head length (HL) 4.1-4.35 in SL. An overhanging fleshy snout, the lower edge of upper lip usually extending ventral to lower lip and jutting anterior to profile of head below mouth (more evident in smaller specimens); eye diameter 4.7-5.55 in HL; upper eye varying from one-half to full eye diameter anterior to lower eye; interorbital space very narrow, the vertical distance separating eyes less than half eye diameter. Caudal peduncle present, its length 7.2-10.0 in HL. Ventral edge of head posterior to mouth with 10-19 lappet-like cirri; edge of operculum at gill opening with slender well-spaced cirri on both sides; edge of lengthwise membranous ridges of dorsal and anal rays of ocular side with cirri, reduced and disappearing on about posterior half of fins; cirri also present on rays of blind side, but fewer and restricted to more anterior rays. Lateral line aligned with dorsal edge of upper eye; upper end of gill opening in line with ventral fleshy edge of lower eye; anterior nostril reaching fleshy base of lower eye when laid back. Caudal fin slightly pointed, its length 3.05-3.65 in SL; longest dorsal ray 1.4-1.8 in HL; anal rays and all but anterior dorsal rays of larger specimens branched distally; pelvic fins long 1.65-1.85 in HL, the tip of longest ray extending to base of third or fourth anal ray. Color in alcohol of ocular side of most specimens pale tan without any dark markings; American Samoan specimens with faint dark blotches in 3 rows on the ocular side, one row below base of dorsal fin, one along lateral line and one above base of anal fin; yellowish tan with many irregular pale markings partially outlined with dusky brown; fins pale with dusky specks (Ref. 57560). Randall, J.E. 2005 A review of soles of the genus <i>Aseraggodes</i> from the South Pacific, with descriptions of seven new species and a diagnosis of <i>Synclidopus</i>. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62(2):191-212. (Ref. 57560) FB-Morphology-22541 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2006-11-21 00:00:00 2006-11-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22541 Dorsal soft rays (total): 71 - 78; Analsoft rays: 48 - 53; Vertebrae: 36 - 38 Randall, J.E. 2005 A review of soles of the genus <i>Aseraggodes</i> from the South Pacific, with descriptions of seven new species and a diagnosis of <i>Synclidopus</i>. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62(2):191-212. (Ref. 57560) FB-Distribution-22541 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-04-29 00:00:00 2025-01-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22541 Pacific Ocean: Marshall Islands and Society Islands. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Size-22541 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-04-29 00:00:00 2006-11-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22541 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 4.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)) Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-22541 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-04-29 00:00:00 2006-11-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22541 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 37 m (Ref. 57560) Randall, J.E. 2005 A review of soles of the genus <i>Aseraggodes</i> from the South Pacific, with descriptions of seven new species and a diagnosis of <i>Synclidopus</i>. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62(2):191-212. (Ref. 57560)