Rudie Hermann Kuiter, Aquatic Photographics, Australien
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Very special thanks for the first photos of Alabes dorsalis to Rudie H. Kuiter, Australia!
Alabes dorsalis has a slender, eel-like, elongated body, its tail uniting dorsal and anal fins.
The pelvic fins have been reduced in the course of evolution to a tiny suction disc on the underside behind the gill slit, with this ventral disc fish finds a good hold even in more turbulent water zones.a
The head of the shieldbelly is short and has a single sensory spur above and behind the eye, the mouth is small and extends just below the front of the eye.
Coloration:
Alabes dorsalis is variable in color, it may be solid greenish to brownish or orange, is mottled, often with large blackish spots or blotches along the sides of the body.
The common shore-eel is rarely seen, but is common and abundant in shallow nearshore waters, including rock pools, rock pools, among algae, boulders, and shells.
The English name "common shore-eel" is a bit misleading, as the bottom-dwelling fish is not a member of the eel family, but of the turtle family (shield fish, suckers).
Synonyms:
Alabes cuvieri Vaillant, 1905
Cheilobranchus aptenodytum Richardson, 1845
Cheilobranchus dorsalis Richardson, 1845
Chilobranchus rufus MacLeay, 1881
Alabes dorsalis has a slender, eel-like, elongated body, its tail uniting dorsal and anal fins.
The pelvic fins have been reduced in the course of evolution to a tiny suction disc on the underside behind the gill slit, with this ventral disc fish finds a good hold even in more turbulent water zones.a
The head of the shieldbelly is short and has a single sensory spur above and behind the eye, the mouth is small and extends just below the front of the eye.
Coloration:
Alabes dorsalis is variable in color, it may be solid greenish to brownish or orange, is mottled, often with large blackish spots or blotches along the sides of the body.
The common shore-eel is rarely seen, but is common and abundant in shallow nearshore waters, including rock pools, rock pools, among algae, boulders, and shells.
The English name "common shore-eel" is a bit misleading, as the bottom-dwelling fish is not a member of the eel family, but of the turtle family (shield fish, suckers).
Synonyms:
Alabes cuvieri Vaillant, 1905
Cheilobranchus aptenodytum Richardson, 1845
Cheilobranchus dorsalis Richardson, 1845
Chilobranchus rufus MacLeay, 1881
