Randall's threadfin bream
📖 Overview
Benthic on sand or mud bottoms . No major fishery exists, but a large population is believed to occur in the Persian Gulf. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 127989.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral and pelvic fins very long, reaching to or just beyond level of origin of anal fin. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about 3 to 7 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced into a long trailing light red filament. Axillary scale present. Color: Body silvery pink. Peritoneum salmon-pink.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Randall's threadfin bream is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Randall's threadfin bream is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 20 - 450 m . Tropical; 31°N - 30°S, 31°E - 99°E east and west coast of India, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, east African coast, Seychelles and Madagascar, east to Myanmar.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 12 records indexed .
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