| Family: |
Microdesmidae (Wormfishes), subfamily: Ptereleotrinae |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 18 - 40 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia to the Solomon Islands and Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-26; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 24-24; Vertebrae: 26-26. Pale bluish in life. Chin with a median longitudinal fold. Scales tiny, closely packed, non imbricate except posteriorly on caudal peduncle. 1st dorsal higher than 2nd fin; rays of 3rd to 5th spines very long and filamentous. Pale markings on head. Named uroditaenia (Greek) in reference to the 2 dark bands on the caudal fin. |
| Biology: |
Inhabits protected sand and rubble bottoms (Ref. 9710). Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102). Usually away from reefs at moderate depth (Ref. 48637). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Two male specimens from Luzon were found located at the Osaka Museum of Natural History, OMNH P21354, 7.8 cm SL and OMNH P32475, 6.0 cm SL, that had been identified as Ptereleotris sp. (Ref. 75638). |
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