Parioglossus palustris, NSMT-P 65991, 1.7 cm SL
Parioglossus palustris (Herre, 1945)
Estuarine dartfish
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D VI - I, 16 - 17; A I, 16 - 19; P1 16 - 19; LR 78 - 89; PDS 0. Body slender and compressed. Head compressed; lower jaw projecting beyond upper jaw; mouth upturned, cleft of mouth almost vertical; gill opening not extending anteriorly beyond a vertical through preopercular margin. Pelvic fins separated. No scales on head; body scales cycloid. Sensory canals and pores present on head; transverse pattern of sensory-papillae rows on cheek. Color: head and body pale gray; no dusky horizontal lines on body; distinct black spot at ventral half of caudal fin. Size: 2.8 cm SL. Distribution: Andaman Sea and West Pacific. Remarks: found among roots of mangrove trees.
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