🌊 Marine
Data Deficient
🌡️ Deep-water
Dwarf monocle bream
Parascolopsis melanophrys Russell & Chin, 1996
📖 Overview
Small, bottom-living fishes usually inhabiting moderately deep water (up to 500 m) on outer shelf and continental slope waters .
Scientific Name
Parascolopsis melanophrys
Authority
Russell & Chin, 1996
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
17.7 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Perch-like fishes
Perciformes
Family
Nemipteridae
Nemipteridae
Genus
Parascolopsis
Parascolopsis
Species
Dwarf monocle bream
Parascolopsis melanophrys
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Dwarf monocle bream is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Dwarf monocle bream is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal. Deep-water Central Pacific: West Timor, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.5±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00389 × L3.12
(TL)
Max TL
17.7cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2020
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Russell & Chin, 1996
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