Onuxodon albometeori Koeda, 2019
White pearlfish

Family:  Carapidae (Pearlfishes), subfamily: Carapinae
Max. size:  10.76 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: SW Taiwan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 136-136; Anal soft rays: 135-135; Vertebrae: 75-75. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body very elongated, its depth 56.9% HL and 6.7% TL at anal-fin origin; head width 40.0% HL; snout length 15.1% HL; precaudal vertebrae 23. Colouration: body uniformly translucent whitish, without black pigmented tail (Ref. 122011).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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