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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Subtropical

Parascombrops Ohei

Parascombrops ohei Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017
Max Length
9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Parascombrops Ohei (Parascombrops ohei), first described by Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 9.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Parascombrops ohei
Authority
Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Max Length
9 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Parascombrops
Parascombrops
Species
Parascombrops Ohei
Parascombrops ohei

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. This moderately slender species is distinguished by the following characters: convex dorsal head profile with bluntly rounded snout; A II,7, the first ray being segmented, but not branched; pectoral-fin rays14-15, pectoral length 23.1-26.6% SL; gill rakers 13-16; pseudobranchial filaments 19-25; first anal-fin pterygiophore is long and straight with a sharply pointed tip, not hollow; vomer triangular and broad, with many granular teeth; palatine and ectopterygoid broad, with 2-4 granular teeth rows; orbital diameter 10.7-12.3% SL; 1-2 longitudinal ridges on preopercular lobe; very slender otolith (OL:OH = 1.9-2.1) .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Parascombrops Ohei 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; depth range ? - 200 m . Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00977 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
9cm
Dorsal Spines
10
Dorsal Rays
9
Anal Spines
2
Anal Rays
7

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017

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