Repomucenus schaapii, FRLM 30026, 6.7 cm SL
Repomucenus schaapii (Bleeker, 1852)
Short-snout sand dragonet
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D IV - 9; A 9; P1 16 - 19. Body depressed; transverse canal branch connecting opposite lateral line canals on dorsal part of caudal peduncle. Head depressed; distal tip of preopercular spine inwardly curved. All rays of second dorsal fin unbranched, excepting last ray; anterior 3 spine of first dorsal fin greatly elongate and filiform in male, while not in female. Color: head and body brown dorsally, whitish ventrally, mottled with indistinct dusky spots; a large black spot covering upper half of pectoral fin base. Size: 6.5 cm. Distribution: eastern Indian Ocean and West and Central Pacific. Remarks: found in shallow costal waters and brackish water area. No commercial importance.
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