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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 08:55, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Trimma nasa

 * ... that nasal dwarfgobies (pictured) only live for 3 months?
 * Reviewed: Woodhouse's toad

Created by Obsidian Soul (talk). Self nominated at 15:19, 27 November 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Article doesn't mention "3 months" once and the "87 days" bit is unsourced in the article. I guess it's covered by another source but DYK statement should be specifically cited. Article is new and point is interesting, however! Not sure if there's an easy way to include that 3 months is particularly short also? Image licensing etc is fine but not sure if the quality is there for main page.  Nik the  stunned  17:01, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh crap. Sorry I linked the wrong url in the journal cite. Here is the correct link. It is actually in the paper cited though (Winterbottom & Southcott, 2008). In the abstract and in the results section. 3 months is an approximation of the 87 days, since it's easier to say that in the hook. It is quite short though. Given that it already includes the larval phase as well. It is the total lifespan, from egg to adult. Mayflies, for example, live longer in comparison.-- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  20:07, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * P.S. Yeah not too sure about the pic. There's nothing better though. If it's a slow day in DYK, feel free to use it. If not, it's fine. :)-- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  20:11, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Hmm... now that I rechecked the old link. It is actually correct as well (just from a different source). The relevant sentence is "From these data, the estimated maximum age was approximately 87 d, and the average length of the pelagic larval duration was 33.9 ± 3.7 d (SD), nearly 39% of the maximum life-span.". It's the second sentence in the abstract. It's discussed more fully in the results section. I guess you couldn't find it because they use "d" instead of spelling out days fully.-- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  20:22, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * On a more interesting note. A related species, the adorned dwarfgoby (Eviota sigillata) has the shortest known lifespan among all vertebrates (59 days). I should expand that article too. -- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  20:30, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Ah yes, my mistake! I've specifically cited the hook fact with that ref btw (per guidelines). I'd like some indication that 3 months is a short lifespan if you can think of a way to elegantly include it in the hook? Otherwise all good!  Nik the  stunned  20:48, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Isn't that against MOS though? It's redundant, since the entire paragraph it is in, is cited from the same paper. But if it's DYK rules, then okay. And no, sorry. Can't think of any way to do that without WP:SYNTH. I already tried to do that actually by saying 3 months instead of 87 days lol. Makes it seem smaller. Anyway, cheers.--  O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  21:04, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Was going by "hook fact is accurate and cited with an inline citation in the article" - guess remove it when out of DYK? Fair one otherwise tho, I couldn't either  Nik  the  stunned  21:06, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, will do. Thanks again. -- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  21:48, 27 November 2014 (UTC)