Parascombrops Pellucidus
📖 Overview
Parascombrops Pellucidus (Parascombrops pellucidus), first described by Alcock, 1889 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 9.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 179 to 210 metres. It occurs in Deep-water 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 moderately slender-bodied species is distinguished by the following characters: slightly convex dorsal head profile; A II + 7; pectoral-fin rays 14-16, pectoral length 27.1-30.9% SL, reaching anterior edge of anal fin; gill rakers 19-25; pseudobranchial filaments 16-26; first anal-fin pterygiophore long and straight, slender with rather sharp tip and not hollow; palatines and ectopterygoids narrow, usually with 1 row (rarely 2) of denticles; orbital diameter 10.1-12.2% SL; posterior edge of maxillary plate straight; no longitudinal ridges on the preopercular lobe; otolith moderately elongate (OL:OH = 1.5-1.7) .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Parascombrops Pellucidus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 179 - 210 m . Deep-water East Africa and the Red Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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