Lowe's leatherjacket
📖 Overview
Lowe's leatherjacket (Paramonacanthus lowei), first described by Hutchins, 1997 is a small fish in the family Monacanthidae (order Tetraodontiformes). Adults typically reach 13.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 78 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 30; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 26 - 28; Vertebrae: 19. Dorsal profile of snout moderately to slightly convex in male, usually straight in female, without prominent hump just before nostrils; soft dorsal fin of male with second ray elongate and filamentous; no elongate rays in caudal fin; narrow whitish lines often along body; dark stripe on outer margin of anal fin in male, width equal to or greater than width of pupil.: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Lowe's leatherjacket is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 78 m , usually 20 - 78 m . Tropical Southwest Pacific: east coast of Australia from Lizard Island in north Queensland to Sydney Harbor in New South Wales.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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