FB-68263 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68263 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus Apterichtus nariculus McCosker & Hibino, 2015 Kheha Red Sea soldierfish Ostichthys hypsipterygion sufensis Golani, 1984 2017-07-04 2017-07-04 Baranes, A. and D. Golani0 An annotated list of the deep-sea fishes collected in the northern Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba. Isr.l J. Zool. 39:299-336. (Ref. 13277) Khalaf, M.A. and A.M. Disi0 Fishes of the Gulf of Aqaba. Marine Science Station, Aqaba, Jordan. 252 p. (Ref. 48643) Goldshmidt, O., B. Galil, D. Golani, B. Lazar, J. Erez and A. Baranes0 Food selection and habitat preferences in deep-sea fishes of the northern Red Sea. Uiblein, F., J. Ott, and M. Stachowtisch (Eds) Deep-sea and extreme shallow-water habitat: affinities and adaptations. Biosystematics and Ecology Series 11:271-298. (Ref. 100719) Greenfield, D.W., J.E. Randall and P.N. Psomadakis0 A review of the soldierfish genus <i>Ostichthys</i> (Beryciformes: Holocentridae), with descriptions of two new species in Myanmar. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:1-33. (Ref. 114923) FB-pic-68273-19934 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-05 2018-08-14 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68273 Photo by D. Darum, from Dr Randall's slide collection. Locality: Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Israel. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Oshyp_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Oshyp_u1.jpg Locality: Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Israel. FB-DiagnosticDescr-68273 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-12 00:00:00 2017-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68273 This species is distinguished by the following characters: 3½ scale rows above lateral line to base of middle dorsal-fin spines; spineless at anterior end of nasal bones of adults or subadults; 28 lateral-line scales; D XII,13; last two dorsal-fin spines subequal; pectoral-fin rays 15; height of second suborbital bone below center of eye about 1/3 of eye diameter; median prepelvic scales 14; gill rakers 7 + 13; snout length 4.85-5.0 in HL; anterior ends of palatine tooth patches reach level of center of vomerine tooth patch; dorsal profile of head nearly straight, becoming slightly convex on nape; depth of body 2.2 in SL; head length 2.1-2.3 in SL; least depth of caudal peduncle 4.59-4.85 in HL; colour when fresh is light red, each scale on body with a silvery white dash, forming longitudinal white broken lines (Ref. 114923). Greenfield, D.W., J.E. Randall and P.N. Psomadakis 2017 A review of the soldierfish genus <i>Ostichthys</i> (Beryciformes: Holocentridae), with descriptions of two new species in Myanmar. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:1-33. (Ref. 114923) FB-Morphology-68273 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-12 00:00:00 2017-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68273 Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 Greenfield, D.W., J.E. Randall and P.N. Psomadakis 2017 A review of the soldierfish genus <i>Ostichthys</i> (Beryciformes: Holocentridae), with descriptions of two new species in Myanmar. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:1-33. (Ref. 114923) FB-Distribution-68273 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-12 00:00:00 2017-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68273 Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. Greenfield, D.W., J.E. Randall and P.N. Psomadakis 2017 A review of the soldierfish genus <i>Ostichthys</i> (Beryciformes: Holocentridae), with descriptions of two new species in Myanmar. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:1-33. (Ref. 114923) FB-Size-68273 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-12 00:00:00 2020-03-13 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68273 15.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 13277)) Baranes, A. and D. Golani 1993 An annotated list of the deep-sea fishes collected in the northern Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba. Isr.l J. Zool. 39:299-336. (Ref. 13277) 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-68273 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-12 00:00:00 2020-03-13 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68273 reef-associated; marine; depth range 250 - 300 m (Ref. 114923) Greenfield, D.W., J.E. Randall and P.N. Psomadakis 2017 A review of the soldierfish genus <i>Ostichthys</i> (Beryciformes: Holocentridae), with descriptions of two new species in Myanmar. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:1-33. (Ref. 114923)