Overview information for Parascombrops Madagascariensis is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. This deep-bodied species is distinguished by the following characters: strongly convex dorsal head profile; A II + 7; pectoral-fin rays 14-15, pectoral length 24.5-26.5% SL; gill rakers 15-17; pseudobranchial filaments 17-23; first anal-fin pterygiophore is moderately long, slightly bent, and with broad, hollow tip; vomer triangular with a row of long teeth along rear margin; ectopterygoid with 1-2 rows of granular teeth; orbital diameter 12.0-12.8% SL; without longitudinal ridges on preopercular lobe; otolith compact (OL:OH = 1.5) .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 73 - 350 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: apparently restricted to the shelf and upper slope around Madagascar and Réunion Island.
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