FB-69706 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69706 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae Pleuronichthys Pleuronichthys lighti Wu, 1929 Porogadus breviceps Garman, 1899 2022-05-20 2022-05-20 Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins0 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller0 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus <i>Porogadus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69715 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-06-06 00:00:00 2022-06-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69715 This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 16-17; first gill arch with long gill rakers 15-18; pectoral-fin rays 17-18; HL:HD 1.50-1.72; few and mostly weak head spines on ethmoidal, interorbital, supraorbital, sphenotic, outer posttemporal while absent on lacrimal, prefrontal, 5th infraorbital, supratemporal, inner posttemporal, inner and outer preopercular rim; opercular spine is weak and flat; opercular flap small; lower lateral line pores until beginning of anal fin 16-18; narrow dentition patch on vomer with 2-4 rows of teeth while moderately broad dentition patch on palatines with 4-9 rows of teeth; otolith with single colliculum; OL:OH = 1.25-1.5; OL:TCL = 2.0-2.1 (Ref. 125143). Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus <i>Porogadus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) FB-Distribution-69715 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-06-06 00:00:00 2022-06-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69715 Eastern Pacific. Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus <i>Porogadus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) FB-Uses-69715 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-06-06 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69715 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-69715 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-06-06 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69715 28.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125143)) Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus <i>Porogadus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) 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-69715 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-06-06 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69715 bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1500 - 4000 m (Ref. 125143) Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus <i>Porogadus</i> (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143)