Elates ransonnettii | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Elates ransonnettii (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Perciformes
  • Family » Platycephalidae
  • Genus » Elates
  • Species » ransonnettii
  • Elates ransonnettii (Steindachner, 1876)
    (Dwarf flathead)
  • Description »  

    Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 53 m . Tropical

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

    Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Rear edge of maxilla ends below anterior nostril, well in front of eye. Preopercular spine single, long, bayonet-like, reaching to or past rear opercular margin, accessory spine lacking. Caudal fin emarginate, upper lobe longest, bearing an elongate filament. Dorsal and anal fin rays usually 13. Lateral line scales often about 94. Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [General Santos City, South Cotabato] [General Santos City, South Cotabato]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   CL Nañola, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, KL Labrador
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   [None] [FDP_SGES_2112_020A]
    • 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
    Not Evaluated (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524370
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 15, 2024, 10:10 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 »

    GATATTGGCACCCTCTATCTCATATTCGGGGCCTGAGCTGGAATGGTAGGAACTGCTCTAAGCCTACTAATCCGGGCCGAGCTAAGTCAACCCGGTGCCCTTCTAGGGGACGATCAGATCTACAACGTTATCGTTACAGCCCATGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCCATTATAATCGGCGGTTTTGGCAACTGATTAGTCCCACTAATAATTGGCGCGCCAGACATGGCATTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATAAGCTTTTGATTACTACCCCCCTCTTTCCTCCTTCTCCTGGCCTCCTCCGCAGTAGAAGCTGGAGCGGGGACCGGATGAACAGTCTACCCACCCCTATCAAGCAACCTGGCCCACGCAGGACCCTCTGTAGACTTAACAATCTTTTCACTTCACCTAGCAGGAATCTCCTCAATTCTTGGTGCAATCAATTTTATCACAACTATCATTAATATAAAGCCCATTGCTGCCACCCAATACCAAATACCACTATTCGTCTGAGCCGTCCTAGTCACCGCTGTTCTTCTTCTTCTTTCTCTACCAGTCCTCGCTGCTGCTATTACAATACTCCTCACAGACCGAAATCTCAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCGGCAGGAGGGGGGGACCCTATTCTCTACCAACACCTATTCTGATTCTTC

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