Paracaesio Paragrapsimodon
📖 Overview
Paracaesio Paragrapsimodon (Paracaesio paragrapsimodon), first described by Anderson & Kailola, 1992 is a medium-sized fish in the family Lutjanidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 27.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Several prominent exserted canine teeth at anterior ends of upper and lower jaws; longest tooth in upper jaw 9.9-11.6 % in snout length, 6.3-8.7 % in postorbital head length; longest tooth in lower jaw 9.2-10.2 % in snout length, 6.5-6.9 % in postorbital head length; lateral line with 69 or 70 tubed scales; caudal fin deeply forked.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Paracaesio Paragrapsimodon is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 400 - ? m . Deep-water; 7°N - 10°S Central Pacific: known only from the type specimens, one collected off Ponape [=Pohnpei], Caroline Islands and the other in Basilisk Passage, off Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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