Pseudodax moluccanus | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Pseudodax moluccanus
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Labriformes
  • Family » Labridae
  • Genus » Pseudodax
  • Species » Moluccanus
  • Pseudodax moluccanus
    (Chiseltooth wrasse)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 60 m , usually 4 - 40 m . Tropical; 24°C - 28°C ; 32°N - 24°S

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

    Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: compressed.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Panabo Public Market]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   [DNSC_2017_013A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:25 March 2009 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524602
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 13, 2024, 1:22 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    ATTGGCACCCTTTACCTAGTTTTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGCATAGTTGGGACAGCCCTAAGCCTACTTATTCGGGCGGAGCTAAGCCAACCAGGCGCTCTCCTCGGAGACGACCAAATTTACAATGTAATCGTTACCGCACACGCGTTTGTGATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATTGGAGGCTTCGGGAACTGACTTATCCCTTTAATGATTGGAGCGCCTGACATGGCTTTCCCTCGAATGAATAACATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTCCCCCCCTCATTCCTGCTTCTCCTTGCCTCTTCAGGGGTCGAAGCCGGGGCCGGGACTGGATGGACAGTATACCCCCCACTAGCAGGGAATCTAGCTCACGCTGGTGCTTCCGTTGACCTAACTATCTTCTCCCTCCACCTGGCAGGTATTTCGTCCATCCTAGGAGCAATCAACTTCATTACAACCATTATTAATATGAAACCTCCTGCTATTTCTCAGTACCAGACACCTTTATTTGTCTGAGCTGTTTTGATCACGGCCGTCCTTCTTCTCCTCTCGCTACCAGTTCTGGCTGCTGGCATCACGATGCTTCTAACAGACCGTAATCTCAATACCACATTCTTCGACCCTGCCGGAGGGGGGGACCCTATTCTGTATCAACACTTATTTTGA

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