Pi298 Parachaeturichthys polynema (Taileyed goby)

Pi298                                              Parachaeturichthys polynema (Taileyed goby)

 

Phylum    : Chordata

Class       : Actinopterygii

Order      : Percformes

Family    : Gobiidae

Genus     : Parachaeturichthys

Species    : P. polynema

 

 

Description

Habitats: Marine; demersal. Tropical

 

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: south to Natal, South Africa; India

 

Morphology: A pale yellowish-brown to brown goby with narrow blakcish edges on scales, dark fins, and a yellow-edged ocellus on the upper part of the caudal fin. upper caudal fin base with a large black spot surrounded by yellow. Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 – 10. Parachaeturichthys spp. Inhabit deep water (Rarely enters estuaries. Captured by trawls over mud bottom. Found to contain tetrodotoxin (TTX) and anhydrotetrodotoxin (anh-TTX) which causes paralytic food poisoning

 

 IUCN status: Not evaluated