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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Parascombrops Parvidens

Parascombrops parvidens Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017
Max Length
7.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
250–258 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Parascombrops Parvidens (Parascombrops parvidens), first described by Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 7.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 250 to 258 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Parascombrops parvidens
Authority
Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Max Length
7.5 cm
Depth Range
250–258 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Parascombrops
Parascombrops
Species
Parascombrops Parvidens
Parascombrops parvidens

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 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; A II + 7; pectoral-fin rays 15-16, pectoral length 26.2-30.4% SL, reaching anterior tip of anal fin; gill rakers 18-20; pseudobranchial filaments 16-21; first anal-fin pterygiophore long and straight with broad tip and hollow; no canine teeth laterally on dentary; narrow vomer V-shaped with 2-3 rows of granular teeth; palatine broad, with 2 rows granular teeth; ectopterygoid narrow, with 1 row granular teeth. Orbital diameter 10.2-12.1% SL. One or two longitudinal ridges on preopercular lobe; otolith moderately slender (OL:OH = 1.8-1.85) .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Parascombrops Parvidens 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 250 - 258 m . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00977 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
7.5cm
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
Tropical
Described By
Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017

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