Scartelaos tenuis (Day, 1876)

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Scartelaos tenuis (Day, 1876) – Native ( Fig. 456)

Boleophthalmus tenuis Day [F.] 1876: 305; Type Locality: Estuaries of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan. Lectotype: AMS B.7618. Paralectotypes and/or Day specimens:AMS B.8037 (1); BMNH 1889.2.1.3482– 3491 (10); MNHN A–0015 (1); NMW 76986 (1); MZUF 2801 (1); RMNH 2005 (1); ZMB 10784 (1); ZSI 92 (1, lost), 150 (lost).

Common name: Pr: Gelkhorak deraz, En: Indian Ocean slender mudskipper.

Diagnosis: No barbel on ventral midline near symphysis of lower jaw, upper jaw teeth 31–37. Head depth 9–11% SL, caudal fin 22–26% SL length, length of Dl base 6–8% SL, 15–18 vertical, brown bars on trunk, large, black spots basally on posterior half of second dorsal fin, D 2 and anal fins not connected by membrane to caudal fin.

Meristic characters: D 1: VI, D 2: I 23–28, A: I 24–27, P: 18–22, LS: -, TV:?.

Distribution: Tigris, Persis , Hormuz and Makran basins ( Fig. 457).

Taxonomy: Murdy (1989) placed in Scartelaos .

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Least Concern. The populations of this species are abundant thoughout its distribution range ( Salarpouri et al. 2013; Polgar et al. 2017) and have no widespread threat.