Rabaulichthys suzukii
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Rabaulichthys suzukii is a small anthropoid species known from the coast of Japan. Terra typica is the Izu Peninsula .
features
The specimens examined during the initial description were 4.5 to 6.4 cm long. The body height is 26 to 28% of the standard length , the head length is 30% of the standard length. Males are magenta in color . A few barely visible stripes pattern the upper half of the front two thirds of the body. An orange-red, lavender-colored band runs from the snout through the eyes to the upper half of the base of the pectoral fin. The enlarged dorsal fin is bright red, the pelvic fins dark magenta. The longest fin ray of the dorsal fin reaches half the length of the head. The eyes are large, the mouth small and slanted.
- Fin formula : dorsal X / 16, anal III / 7, pectoral 19, ventral I / 5, caudal 16.
- Dandruff formula : SL 3.5-6 / 51-55 / 15.
- Vertebrae: 10 + 16.
- Gill rake 9–10 + 23.
- Branchiostegal rays : 7.
Rabaulichthys suzukii lives in schools at depths of 5 to 15 meters on rocky reefs. Like most other anthias, the fish feed on zooplankton .
literature
- Hajime Masuda, John E. Randall: Rabaulichthys suzukii , a new anthiine fish from Japan . Ichthyological Research, April 2001, Volume 48, Issue 1,
Web links
- Rabaulichthys suzukii on Fishbase.org (English)