family Schindleriidae

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The family Schindleriidae is a small group of tiny, often transparent gobioid fishes found in marine and brackish tropical waters.

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family Schindleriidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
belongsToGroup gobioid fishes
bodyTransparency often transparent
class Actinopterygii
climate tropical
commonName Schindler’s fishes NERFINISHED
conservationStatus poorly known
containsTaxon Schindleria
describedAs small family of gobioid fishes
eggs pelagic eggs
etymology named in honor of Otto Schindler
eyeCharacteristic large eyes relative to body size
feedingType planktivorous
finType ray-finned
firstDescribedBy Otto Schindler NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution tropical Indo-Pacific
habitat brackish waters
marine waters
infraclass Teleostei NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle pelagic
notableCharacteristic larval-like adult morphology
very small adult body size
order Gobiiformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Gobiiformes NERFINISHED
Gobioidei NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
researchStatus poorly studied
sizeRelativeToFishes among the smallest vertebrates
skeletonDevelopment paedomorphic
subclass Neopterygii NERFINISHED
superorder Acanthopterygii NERFINISHED
taxonRank family
typicalSize tiny

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Gobioidei includes family Schindleriidae