Gulf filefish
📖 Overview
Taken by otter trawling to depths of 35 m and also by beach seine and chemical ichthyocides at shallow waters; on rock and sandy bottoms .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 30; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 30; Vertebrae: 19. Scales on midside of body each with single relatively large, prominently branched spinule (except in some slender males); dorsal profile of snout convex to slightly concave, without prominent hump just anterior to eye; second uppermost caudal fin ray of male elongate and filamentous; dark blotch on side of body below anterior half of soft dorsal fin usually bisected by narrow longitudinal pale line.: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Gulf filefish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Gulf filefish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Gulf filefish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 35 m . Tropical known only from the Persian Gulf.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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