Duckbill flagfin

📖 Overview

Duckbill flagfin (Leptaulopus erythrozonatus), first described by Gomon, Struthers & Stewart, 2013 is a medium-sized fish. Adults typically reach 27.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 130 to 280 metres. It occurs in Subtropical waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 44. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 15-16; A 10-11; vertebrae 26 or 27 + 17 or 18 = 44; lateral line scales 44 + 1, below lateral line 4.5; predorsal scales 20; gill rakers 3 + 12; elongated snout, length 11.5-12.4% SL and 34.6-36.5% HL, which is much longer than eye diameter, dorsoventrally flattened, narrowly rounded from above; narrow bony interorbital, width 3.0-3.5% SL and 8.9-10.3% HL; snout tip to dorsal fin origin 42.5-43.7% SL in distance and 128-129% HL; anal n base 92-9.8% SL and 27.0-29.1% HL; colour of posterior end of maxilla and posterior and ventral margins of preopercle stark white; translucent dorsal fin with 4-6 narrow submarginal stripes from base to outer edge of fin, stripes posteriorly angled obliquely, intervening spaces of fin rays white; caudal fin white with 4-5 red bands crossing each lobe and proximal bands continuous across fin in some .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Duckbill flagfin is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 130 - 280 m . Subtropical South Wales (NE coast of North I.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

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