Onestripe Wormfish (species: Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia
Onestripe Wormfish


©Mark Rosenstein: Onestripe Wormfish (Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia)

©Lloyd Shepherd: Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia in the Lizard Island lagoon.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Microdesmidae
Genus Gunnellichthys
Species Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 9 cm (length according to Allen and Erdmann, 2012)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.