Stout infantfish (Schindleria brevipinguis)

Scientific name: Schindleria brevipinguis Watson & Walker, 2004

Stout infantfish (Schindleria brevipinguis)

The Stout infantfish (Schindleria brevipinguis) is a marine fish of the family Schindleriidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays: 13; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 35 - 36. Body small, stout, unpigmented. Body depth at pectoral-fin origin 9-12% of standard length and at anal-fin origin 9-14% SL. First dorsal-fin ray at myomere 18-20 and first anal-fin ray below dorsal-fin ray 4. Vertebrae 20 + 15-16 = 35-36, myomeres 19-20 + 14-16 = 34-36. Premaxillae and dentaries lack teeth. Males have a rod-like, flexible urogenital papilla lacking lobes, projections, or accessory papillae, with distal half tapering to a blunt point and usually anteriorly directed.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Schindleria brevipinguis
Family
Schindleriidae (Infantfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
0.84
Depth range
15–30 m (49–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 15 - 30 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: currently known only from the Lizard Island - Carter reef area of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia and from Osprey Reef, nearby the Coral Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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