Bluespotted Seabream, Gymnocranius microdon (Bleeker 1851)
Other Names: Bluespotted Large-eye Bream, Blue-spotted Large-eye Bream, Large-eyed Bream
A Bluespotted Seabream at the Cod Hole near Lizard Island, Queensland. Source: Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A silvery-grey seabream with darker scale margins, and numerous angled elongate blue spots, dashes and streaks on the snout and cheeks.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Gymnocranius microdon in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2749
Bluespotted Seabream, Gymnocranius microdon (Bleeker 1851)
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Distribution |
Scott Reef, Western Australia, to the Timor Sea northwest of Darwin, Northern Territory. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits sand and rubble areas near reefs. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X, 10; Anal fin III, 10; Pectoral fin 14; Lateral-line scales 48-49; Scales rows between Llat and middle of spinous dorsal fin 5.5. Body oblong, depth 2.5-3.0 in SL; scales absent from inner surface of pectoral-fin axil; 2-3 pairs of small slender canine teeth at front of upper and lower jaws, lateral jaw teeth conical to villiform; caudal fin slightly forked with pointed tips. |
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Species Citation |
Dentex microdon Bleeker1851, Natuurk. Tijdschr. Nederlandsch Indië 2: 219. Type locality: Celebes (= Sulawesi). |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Bluespotted Seabream, Gymnocranius microdon (Bleeker 1851)
References
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Bleeker, P. 1851. Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 2: 209-224. See ref at BHL
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