FB-70568 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70568 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Acanthuriformes Leiognathidae Equulites Equulites macrolepis Suzuki, Osmany & Kimura, 2023 2024-04-24 2024-04-24 Konhamkakkada, I., B. Kinattumkara, R, Raghavan and S. Sivanpillai0 A new species of spiny eel of the genus <i>Notacanthus</i> Bloch 1788 (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) from the Indian Ocean. J. Fish Biol. 103(1):113-117. (Ref. 130909) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70577 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70577 This species is distinguished from all its congeners (except N. indicus) by the following characters: fewer anal-fin rays 92-94 (vs. 105-136), and except N. abotti and N. chemnitzi in the greater number of dorsal-fin spines 12 (vs. 5-11); differs from N. abotti, N. chemnitzii, N. indicus in having fewer pectoral-fin rays 10-11 (vs. 12-16); differs from N. abotti in the number of spines and rays on the ventral fin III-IV, 5-7 (vs. VI, 6) and number of gill rakers on the first-gill arch 3 + 7 (vs. 4 + 11); differs from N. chemnitzi in the number of spines and rays on the anal fin XX, 110 (vs. XIII-XVI, 92–94) and number of gill rakers on the first-gill arch (vs. 3 + 11-12); and from N. indicus, the only congeneric species currently known from the Indian Ocean region in the morphology of dorsal fin with spines increasing in length (vs. first 10 spines increasing in length, followed by a shorter 11th spine) (Ref. 130909). Konhamkakkada, I., B. Kinattumkara, R, Raghavan and S. Sivanpillai 2023 A new species of spiny eel of the genus <i>Notacanthus</i> Bloch 1788 (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) from the Indian Ocean. J. Fish Biol. 103(1):113-117. (Ref. 130909) FB-Distribution-70577 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70577 Western Indian Ocean: India. Konhamkakkada, I., B. Kinattumkara, R, Raghavan and S. Sivanpillai 2023 A new species of spiny eel of the genus <i>Notacanthus</i> Bloch 1788 (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) from the Indian Ocean. J. Fish Biol. 103(1):113-117. (Ref. 130909) FB-Uses-70577 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70577 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-70577 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70577 16.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 130909)) Konhamkakkada, I., B. Kinattumkara, R, Raghavan and S. Sivanpillai 2023 A new species of spiny eel of the genus <i>Notacanthus</i> Bloch 1788 (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) from the Indian Ocean. J. Fish Biol. 103(1):113-117. (Ref. 130909) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-70577 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70577 benthopelagic; marine; depth range ? - 350 m (Ref. 130909) Konhamkakkada, I., B. Kinattumkara, R, Raghavan and S. Sivanpillai 2023 A new species of spiny eel of the genus <i>Notacanthus</i> Bloch 1788 (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) from the Indian Ocean. J. Fish Biol. 103(1):113-117. (Ref. 130909)