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Grammonus thielei
Nielsen and Cohen 2004 |
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Common Name:
Etymology: Named after Werner Thiele who was the first to
photograph and catch a specimen.
Major Synonyms: None.
History: First seen and photograph by Werner Thiele in 1998,
Director of Waterworld and Schöner Tauchen
Hall, Austria. The holotype was caught by hand on July 2002. |
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Morphological Characteristics:
87 mm SL.
Troglomorphic Characters:
Eye Condition:
Dark blue.
Pigmentation: Head and body mottled brown with an indistinct brown
spot on left side just below origin of dorsal fin.
Scales: Body covered by small imbricate scales.
Swim (gas) bladder: Small and thin walled. |
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Distribution:
Sulawesi: Tomia (off south-eastern Sulawesi). |
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Ecology: The holotype was captured 35 m inside a limestone cave in
Tomia. |
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