Parascombrops Nakayamai
📖 Overview
Parascombrops Nakayamai (Parascombrops nakayamai), first described by Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 11.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 216 to 794 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): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. This slender species is distinguished by the following characters: flat dorsal head profile and pointed snout; A II + 7; pectoral-fin rays 15-16, pectoral length 19.5-24.3% SL; gill rakers 11-16, decreasing with size; pseudobranchial filaments 16-29, increasing in number with fish growth; first anal-fin pterygiophore is long, slightly bent, with moderately broad, hollow tip; vomer V-shaped with reduced dentition, only few long teeth near sides of base; palatine with 1 row of teeth, anteriorly long, posteriorly granular; ectopterygoid widened, 3-4 rows of granular teeth; orbital diameter 9.5-12.6% SL, decreasing with size; snout length 87-113 % of orbital diameter; no longitudinal ridges on the preopercular lobe; otolith moderately slender (OL:OH = 1.7-1.8) .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Parascombrops Nakayamai is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 216 - 794 m . Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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