- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- PLESIOPIDAE
- Steeneichthys
- nativitatis
Christmas Longfin, Steeneichthys nativitatis Allen 1987
A Christmas Longfin, Steeneichthys nativitatis, at Amsterdam Island, West Papua, Indonesia. Source: Gerald R. Allen / FishBase. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A small brown longfin with a series of fine darker stripes along the side, and uniformly brown fins with a white margin on the dorsal and pelvic fins.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2018, Steeneichthys nativitatis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5103
Christmas Longfin, Steeneichthys nativitatis Allen 1987
More Info
Distribution |
Australian Territory of Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in Indonesia. Inhabits reef crevices and holes at depths of 15-40 m. |
Features |
Dorsal fin IX, 9; Anal fin III, 7; Pectoral fin 16; Pelvic fin I, 4; Tubed lateral-line scales 1; Midlateral scale series 24; Gill rakers (total first arch) 12. Body depth at dorsal-fin origin 2.7 in SL. |
Similar Species |
Differs from the similar Steeneichthys plesiopsus in having 16 pectoral-fin rays and 12 gill rakers on the first arch (17-18 and 10-11 respectively in S. plesiopsus). S. plesiopsus also has faint vertical bars on the head and body, S. nativitatis has narrow horizontal stripes; the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins have prominent light and dark bands in P. plesiopsus and are uniform brown in P. nativiatis. |
Etymology |
The specific name is from nativitas (Latin) the nativity, referring to the type locality of Christmas Island. |
Species Citation |
Steeneichthys nativitatis Allen 1987, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 13, fig. 1. Type locality: near Smith Point, Christmas Island [10°26'S, 105°40'E]. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
Resources |
Christmas Longfin, Steeneichthys nativitatis Allen 1987
References
Allen, G.R. 1987. New Australian fishes. Part. 4. A new species of Steeneichthys (Plesiopidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 13-14 DOI https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1987.48.04 PDF available, open access
Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp.