Anaora tentaculata
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Anaora tentaculata is the only species of the genus Anaora from the lyrefish family. The species occurs on coral reefs in the West Pacific off the Moluccas , the Philippines , the Ryūkyū Islands , Palau , Yap and Guam and inhabits sandy areas and seagrass beds up to a depth of about 30 meters.
description
The fish have an elongated, flattened body and reach a length of up to six centimeters. A series of skin flaps form leaf-like outgrowths along the body, a larger, tentacle-like outgrowth sits behind the eye. The head and body are pink to light brown with a lighter belly and dark spots on the sides. The males have a slightly more elongated body and a stronger color.
Fin formula : dorsal 4–8, anal 0–7, pectoral 21–25
swell
- Ronald Fricke: Revision of the Indo-Pacific Genera and Species of the Dragonet Family Callionymidae (Teleostei) . J. Cramer publishing house, Braunschweig 1983, ISBN 3-7682-1374-9 (English, google.de ).
- Anaora tentaculata on Fishbase.org (English)
Web links
- Figure (Fishes of Bitung)
- ITIS entry