First record of the paedomorphic fish Schindleria (Gobioidei, Schindleriidae) from the Red Sea

Abstract

A male specimen of the paedomorphic fish Schindleria sp. was collected by plankton net, in February 2005, from a reef lagoon from Hurghada on the Egyptian coast of the northern Red Sea. This is the first record of the Schindleriidae in the Red Sea.

The largescaled terapon Terapon theraps: a new Indo‐Pacific fish in the Mediterranean Sea

“…Since that publication, at least six more migrants have been recorded, increasing the number of Lessepsian fish migrant species to 65 (Golani, 2006). Since that report of 65 species, two more species have been added to the number of Lessepsian migrant fishes (Golani et al , 2008; El‐Regal & Kon, 2008). Meanwhile, 10 species were recorded for the Adriatic Sea up to now (Dulčić et al , 2007).…”

Schindleria elongata, a new species of paedomorphic gobioid from the Red Sea (Teleostei: Schindleriidae)

“…(5) S. spp. [not assigned to any nominal species (Kon & Yoshino, ; Abu El‐Regal & Kon, ; Kon et al , )].…”

“…A specimen that was previously reported from Hurghada, Egypt by Abu El‐Regal & Kon (), differs from S. elongata in having a higher number of dorsal‐fin rays (16 in Schindleria sp., 13 or 14 in S. elongata n. sp.…”

“…Abu El‐Regal & Kon () reported a specimen Schindleria sp. from off Hurghada, Egypt, which they found to be close to S. pietschmanni .…”

Cryptic species of the gobioid paedomorphic genus Schindleria from Palau, Western Pacific Ocean

“…In fact, extraordinary cryptic diversity has been revealed by molecular phylogenetic analysis in the gobioid paedomorphic genus Schindleria (Kon et al 2007). The extremely paedomorphic fish Schindleria (Gobioidei, Schindleriidae), believed to include some of the smallest (8 mm long), lightest (2 mg), and youngest reproducing (23 days, 10 generations per year) vertebrates (Bruun 1940;Kon and Yoshino 2002;Watson and Walker 2004), is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, inhabiting coral reef lagoons (Bruun 1940;Jones and Kumaran 1964;Ozawa and Matsui 1979;Harris and Cyrus 1996;Young and Chiu 2000;Landaeta et al 2002;Watson and Walker 2004;Abu El-Regal and Kon 2008). They are all characterized by a reduced larva-like form; for example, a slender, translucent and scaleless body.…”