Bloody perchlet
📖 Overview
Bloody perchlet (Poroanthias cruentus), first described by Gill & Roberts, 2020 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 5.70 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 77 to 89 metres. It occurs in Temperate 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): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D X,16-17, fifth or sixth spine longest; pectoral rays 13, at least some middle rays branched, upper 5 or more unbranched; predorsal scales extending forward only up to supratemporal commissure. Colouration distinct with the dorsal and lateral body bright orange, becoming yellow-orange ventrally, crossed by narrow, red-edged pink oblique bars, which extend along base of anal fin, the posterior part of caudal peduncle with broad orange-red bar, caudal fin yellow .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bloody perchlet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 77 - 89 m . Temperate Southwest Pacific: Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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