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Paraulopus oblongus (Kamohara, 1953) |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Paraulopidae (Cucumber fishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Japan, South China Sea and southern Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 39-40. Body pale gray dorsally with a midlateral iridescent stripe, three large black blotches and two or three small black blotches alternately on lateral surface, and six pairs of olive spots dorsally (Ref. 49923). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||