First record of the paedomorphic fish Schindleria (Gobioidei, Schindleriidae) from the Red Sea

M Abu El‐Regal, T Kon - Journal of Fish Biology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
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… This is the first record of the Schindleriidae in the Red Sea. The Schindleriidae is a family of
small, paedomorphic, gobioid fishes (usually <20 mm total length, L T ) that retain many larval
characteristics in the adult stage. They are pelagic at night, remaining in the water column,
and benthic by day (Leis et al., 1989; Watson, 2004). Kon & Yoshino (2002) and Kon et al. …
This report of Schindleriidae in the Red Sea increases the number of families to 158 and
significantly extends the known distribution of this family westwards from the Indo-West Pacific. …
A male specimen of the paedomorphic fish Schindleria sp. was collected by plankton net, in February 2005, from a reef lagoon from Hurghada on the Egyptian coast of the northern Red Sea. This is the first record of the Schindleriidae in the Red Sea.
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