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Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Leptachirus: Name from the Greek 'leptos' meaning thin and the soleid genus Achirus Lacepède, in reference to the very thin and slender body of the species; lorentz: Named for the Lorentz River in the Timika area of the Papua Province of southern New Guinea; noun in apposition.
More on author: Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
Asia: Indonesia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 84817)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais moles (total) : 68 - 78; Raios anais moles: 54 - 58; Vértebras: 40 - 42. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 68-78; A54-58; pelvic rays 4; lateral line on ocular side of head with ventral branch of 4-6 pored scales, remaining horizontal anterior part with 5-8 pored scales; 84-90 lateral-line scales to point of branching on head, including 8-10 anterior to upper end of gill opening; vertebrae 40-42; dorsal pterygiophores anterior to fourth neural spine 8-9 (usually 9); slender body, depth 3.25-3.5 in SL; head length 4.25-4.5 in SL; caudal-peduncle length 0-22.5 in HL; eye diameter 5.7-7.0 in HL; least vertical interorbital width 12.6-16.8 in HL; longest dorsal ray 2.05-2.2 in HL; caudal fin 4.25-4.6 in SL; origin of pelvic fins adjacent on ventral edge of body, the fins attached posteriorly to base of anal papilla; short pelvic fins, not or just reaching origin of anal fin, 3.05-3.8 in HL; color of ocular side brown, mottled with small darker brown blotches; 3 longitudinal rows of larger dark brown blotches, the two largest on lateral line; dorsal and anal fins light brown, with darker brown spots most covering two rays; caudal fin with faint dark spots (Ref. 84817).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Randall, J.E., 2007. Leptachirus, a new soleid fish genus from New Guinea and northern Australia, with descriptions of eight new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 24:81-108. (Ref. 84817)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
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