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Xenisthmidae (Collared wrigglers)
Etymology: Paraxenisthmus: Greek, para in the side of + Gree, xenos = strange + Greek, isthmos = narrow passage (Ref. 45335); cerberusi: Named for Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding the gates of Hades; refers to the relatively toothy attributes of the genus, and to the black juveniles and red and black adults, colors often associated with the darkness and flames of Hell.
Eponymy: Cerberus was the three-headed dog who guarded the entrance to Hades in Greek mythology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Winterbottom & Gill.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 12 - 26 m (Ref. 56733). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Palau.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 56733); 2.1 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 11; Anale stekels: 1; Anale zachte stralen: 10. Diagnosis: Distinguished from its congeners in having 15-16 pectoral fin-rays (vs. 18); cephalic lateralis pore P absent (vs. present); head, nape, ventral abdomen, and dorsal midline of caudal peduncle naked (vs. scaled); and caudal peduncle with a large, black blotch (vs. none) (Ref. 56733).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Small, sand-diving gobioids; inhabits drop-off with caves and ledges, silty sandy shelves and slopes, with hydroids, sea fans and a variety of hard corals and some Halimeda (Ref. 56733).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Winterbottom, R. and A. Gill, 2006. Paraxenisthmus cerberusi, a new species of xenisthmid fish from Palau (Percomorpha: Gobioidei). Copeia 2006(1):10-13. (Ref. 56733)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 27.2 - 29.1, mean 28 °C (based on 22 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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