Amarsipa
📖 Overview
Young specimens occur above large depths and almost all adult ones are caught with pelagic trawls at 30-130 m during trawling in the deep scattering layers (except one in the South China Sea where one was caught by a demersal trawl during daylight at 760-800 m). This rare species most likely belong to the migrating interzonal complex of pelagic species .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 27; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 27 - 32. Body translucent; median fin bases almost transparent. Confirm number of spines in anal fin; family account says there are none (RF).: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Amarsipa is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 30 - 130 m . Tropical; 14°N - 20°S, 49°E - 142°W West Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | průsvitníkovití |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Tokonatsuibodai · トコナツイボダイ |
| 🌍LIT | Rudžuvinės |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Amarsipiden |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Amarsipa |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Амарсип |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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