Schindler's fish

Schindleria praematura

Schindleriid Fish Facing Coral Bleaching

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Schindleria praematura, Schindler's fish is a species of neotenic goby which was formerly placed in the monogeneric family Schindleriidae but which is currently classified within the Gobiidae. It is associated with reefs and has an Indo-Pacific distribution from South Africa and Madagascar to Hawaii and the sea mounts of the South Pacific. The generic name and the common name honour the German zoologist Otto Schindler (1906–1959), who described the species.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Schindleriidae
Genus: Schindleria
Maximum length: 2.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-Pacific from South Africa, Madagascar and India to southern Japan, South China Sea, Australia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Line Islands, Hawaii, and seamounts of eastern South Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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