MBI Species Classification Request

General

Name:

Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen )

Status:

Completed

Date:

11/08/2014

Classification Type:

New

Challenge

Species:

Rudarius ercodes

Suggested Class:

Common Name(s):

Whitespotted Pygmy Filefish

Species Synonyms:

Fish/Invert/Culture:

Spawn Mode:

Demersal

Fish Base Link:

Breeding Success:

True

Success References:

Journal:

If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	http://www.orafarm.com/blog/2014/11/07/whitespotted-pygmy-filefish/ "These diminutive fish produce rather large nests but the eggs and larvae are extraordinarily small. Newly hatched prolarvae measure just 1.6mm, perhaps the smallest we have ever worked with at ORA. Despite their small size they proved to be hardy and fast growing." See also: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00001817 http://www.marinebreeder.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=191&t=4559

If Requesting New Classification

Research or Links to information on Species:

http://www.orafarm.com/blog/2014/11/07/whitespotted-pygmy-filefish/

"These diminutive fish produce rather large nests but the eggs and larvae are extraordinarily small. Newly hatched prolarvae measure just 1.6mm, perhaps the smallest we have ever worked with at ORA. Despite their small size they proved to be hardy and fast growing."

See also:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00001817
http://www.marinebreeder.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=191&t=4559

Other Details
Other Information:	Based on my own experiences with Filefish, they are probably more difficult and I know there have been efforts with this species but no results in the past by hobbyists, so...not an easy one but not impossible...that's my guess. ( http://www.marinebreeder.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=191&t=4559)