FB-64858 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64858 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Metzia Metzia longinasus Gan, Lan & Zhang, 2009 2009-02-05 2024-03-21 Nielsen, J.G., S.W. Ross and D.M. Cohen0 Atlantic occurrence of the genus <i>Bellottia</i> (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic. Zootaxa 2018:45-57. (Ref. 80456) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-03-04 01:37:04 2009-03-04 01:41:52 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64868 Body robust, highest near base of pectoral fin, completely covered with oval, ca.1.5 mm, cycloid scales. Anterior segment of lateral line extending close to dorsal margin of body and from above anus along midline of body. Head profile convex, cheek and gill-cover scaled, while rest of head naked. Mouth slightly oblique with posterior margin of maxillary vertically expanded ending well behind eye. Anterior nostril closer to upper lip than to posterior nostril, both with low rim. Small opercular spine strong and pointed, almostcompletely covered by skin, and not reaching posterior margin of opercle (a few specimens with spine reaching just beyond hind margin of opercle). Ventral margin of preopercle with four distinct spines and one spine on preopercular crest (spine often covered by skin; one specimen with two spines on crest).Origin of dorsal fin above tip of pectoral fin, anal fin origin just behind midpoint of fish (some specimens with preanal up to 59 % SL). Pectoral fin placed on mid-body level with peduncle higher than long. A distinct spine on cleithrum just above base of pectoral fin (one specimen with spine ending in a blunt tip). Anterior gill arch with 2–3 (2–4) plate-like rakers on upper branch, one long raker in the angle between the two branches and lower branch with 4–5 long rakers, followed by seven (6–9) plate-like rakers. Longest gill filamentslightly shorter than longest raker. Two minute pseudobranchial filaments (Ref. 80456).Bellottia robusta differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: depth at origin of anal fin 17.5–23.0 % SL, small teeth blunt or pointed, four spines on hind margin and one on crest of preopercle, distinct spine on cleithrum above base of pectoral fin, anterior gill arch with 5–6 long rakers, predorsal 44.0–49.5 % SL and precaudal vertebrae 12 (Ref. 80456). Nielsen, J.G., S.W. Ross and D.M. Cohen 2009 Atlantic occurrence of the genus <i>Bellottia</i> (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic. Zootaxa 2018:45-57. (Ref. 80456) FB-Morphology-64868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-03-04 01:37:04 2009-03-04 01:41:52 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64868 Dorsal soft rays (total): 85 - 93; Analsoft rays: 75 - 88; Vertebrae: 48 - 51 Nielsen, J.G., S.W. Ross and D.M. Cohen 2009 Atlantic occurrence of the genus <i>Bellottia</i> (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic. Zootaxa 2018:45-57. (Ref. 80456) FB-Distribution-64868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-03-04 01:29:46 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64868 Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 80456). Nielsen, J.G., S.W. Ross and D.M. Cohen 2009 Atlantic occurrence of the genus <i>Bellottia</i> (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic. Zootaxa 2018:45-57. (Ref. 80456) FB-Size-64868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-03-04 01:11:29 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64868 8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 80456)) Nielsen, J.G., S.W. Ross and D.M. Cohen 2009 Atlantic occurrence of the genus <i>Bellottia</i> (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic. Zootaxa 2018:45-57. (Ref. 80456) 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-64868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-03-04 01:11:29 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64868 benthopelagic; marine; depth range 506 - 580 m (Ref. 80456) Nielsen, J.G., S.W. Ross and D.M. Cohen 2009 Atlantic occurrence of the genus <i>Bellottia</i> (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic. Zootaxa 2018:45-57. (Ref. 80456)