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Alabes bathys Hutchins, 2006

Description

This species is distinguished by the combination of its moderately large gill opening (width 3.1-3.7 in HL), somewhat smaller pelvic fin rudiment (width 1.4-1.6 in gill opening) consisting of 2 apparent fin rays in each half, 4 cephalic pores (1 POP, 1 ANP, 2 LP) in the lateral line system, and its unique colour pattern (Ref. 76765).

Common Names

  • Test 1 , Cebuano , Philippines
  • test 2 , Tagalog , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Gobiesociformes

    Family: Gobiesocidae

    Genus: Alabes

    Species: Alabes bathys Hutchins, 2006

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Eastern Indian Ocean: western Tasmania, Australia.

    • Biology

    General appearance similar to A. parvula, but is smaller in size and occurs in waters of much greater depth (Ref. 76765).

    Habitat

    bathydemersal