Pale Sandburrower, Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz 1943
Other Names: Pale Sand-diver, Saddled Sandburrower
Illustration of the holotype of the Pale Sandburrower, Chalixodytes tauensis. Source: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A translucent whitish sand burrower with about 16 darker saddles along the back.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Chalixodytes tauensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5312
Pale Sandburrower, Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz 1943
More Info
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Distribution |
Inhabits sandy areas on shallow exposed seaward reefs and sandy shorelines, in depths to 10 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 35-40; Anal fin 36-40; Pectoral fin 12-14; Pelvic fin I, 4; Caudal fin (branched rays) 7-8; Lateral line scales 55-59; Median predorsal scales ~18. Body elongate, depth 11-15.5 in SL; dorsal-fin origin above anal-fin origin. |
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Species Citation |
Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz 1943, Bull. U. S. Natl Mus. 180: 263, fig. 24. Type locality: Reef of Tau Island at Siulagi Point, American Samoa. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Pale Sandburrower, Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz 1943
References
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Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219.
Nelson, J., Matsuura, K., Collette, B., Dooley, J., Fritzsche, R. & Carpenter, K. 2010. Chalixodytes tauensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155001A4690413. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155001A4690413.en. Downloaded on 15 February 2017.
