Roughspine seabass
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 13 - 16. This small deep-bodied species is distinguished by the following characters: convex dorsal head profile; second spine of first dorsal fin, spine of second dorsal fin, second spine of anal fin and spine of pelvic fin are serrated; A II + 7; pectoral-fin rays 14-16, pectoral length 20.3-26.5% SL; gill rakers 13-16; pseudobranchial filaments (13) 16-21; first anal-fin pterygiophore is long and straight, with broad tip and hollow; palatines and ectopterygoids are moderately wide, with 1-2 rows of denticles; orbital diameter 11.7-13.6% SL; posterior edge of maxillary plate is slightly concave; without longitudinal ridges on preopercular lobe; otolith very compressed (OL:OH = 1.35-1.4) .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 176 - 600 m , usually 300 - 600 m . Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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