Smallfin whiptail
📖 Overview
Overview information for Smallfin whiptail is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2. Prominent black blotch at tip of first dorsal fin; body with a banded pattern, the anal fin with distinct black margins under darkly banded areas; sides of head heavily peppered with large melanophores; few or no scales on branchiostegal and gular membranes.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Smallfin whiptail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Smallfin whiptail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Smallfin whiptail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 204 - 600 m . Deep-water North Fiji Basin, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia and Arafura and Madura seas.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Smallfin Whiptail |
| 🌍CES | hlavoun drobnošupinný |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coryphaenoides microlepis | Günther | 1878 | Synonym |
| Lionurus microlepis | Günther | 1878 | Synonym |
| Macrurus fasciatus | Weber | 1913 | Synonym |
| Ventrifossa fasciata | Weber | 1913 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 11 records indexed .
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