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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.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 12 - 26 m (Ref. 56733). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Palau.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 56733); 2.1 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 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).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 27.2 - 29.1, mean 28 °C (based on 22 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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