Parascombrops Mochizukii
📖 Overview
Parascombrops Mochizukii (Parascombrops mochizukii), first described by Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017 is a medium-sized fish. Adults typically reach 16.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 100 to 500 metres. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. This slender species is distinguished by the following characters: a slightly convex dorsal head profile; the first dorsal and anal fins with 2nd spine serrated along anterior edge; pectoral fin rays 15-18, pectoral length 22.5-25.0% SL; gill rakers 14-17; pseudobranchial filaments 29-31; first anal-fin pterygiophore is long, slender, pointed, and the tip not hollow; vomer triangular, anteriorly with 2-3 rows granular teeth and posteriorly one or two long teeth; ectopterygoid with 3-4 rows of granular teeth; orbital diameter 11-13% SL; head length 37-40% SL; predorsal length 39.5-42.5% SL; preopercular lobe with one longitudinal ridge and sometimes one spike; otolith moderately elongate (OL:OH = 1.7) .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Parascombrops Mochizukii is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 500 m . Subtropical central Japan and in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan and Taiwan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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