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Alabes hoesei Springer & Fraser, 1976 Dwarf shore-eel |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Cheilobranchinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Recherche Archipelago to Sydney, Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0. Diagnosis: Pelvic fins absent. Gill slits mall. Postocular pore 2 (close); anterior nasal, posterior nasal, and lacrymal pores present. Vertebrae total 63-71, precaudal 16; last epineural on 14th-16th vertebra. Caudal rays 7-8. Gut extension long. Tail length long. Dorsal origin over the anus. Body not transparent (Ref. 56640). Description: Color variable, usually greenish, depending on weeds it lives among; young transparent (Ref. 9002). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits shallow reefs in pale brownish weeds and seagrasses, from the intertidal to a few meters depth (Ref. 9002, 56640). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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