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Schindleria brevipinguis Watson & Walker, 2004

Stout infantfish
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Common names: Stout floater, Stout infantfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of Schindleria brevipinguis, Carter Reef, Queensland (Ref. 123103). Presently known only from the Lizard Island - Carter reed area of the Great Barrier Reef, and from Osprey Reef, nearby in the Coral Sea.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Watson, W. and H.J. Walker Jr., 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Stout floater, Lühike šindleeria, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Schindleriidae (Infantfishes)
Etymology: Schindleria: Named for ichthyologist Otto Schindler, 1906-1959 (Prof. Dr. Konrad Schindler, pers. comm Dec. 2017).;  brevipinguis: From the small size of the species ('brevi') and the deeper, broader ('pinguis' = stout) body..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 30 m (Ref. 52019).   Subtropical

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