Parioglossus winterbottomi Suzuki, Yonezawa & Sakaue, 2010

Family:  Microdesmidae (Wormfishes), subfamily: Ptereleotrinae
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 16-17; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species differs from its congeners in having scales on the cheek and operculum, and with the first dorsal fin of males shaped like a horse’s mane (Ref. 84007).
Biology:  Collected from mudflats (Ref. 84007).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, Matla mudflats, Canning at South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, ROM 84676 (holotype of Parioglossus winterbottomi, 3.78 cm SL, male) (Ref. 84007).


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