Whitebarred prickleback
📖 Overview
Whitebarred prickleback (Poroclinus rothrocki), first described by Bean, 1890 is a medium-sized fish in the family Lumpenidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 25.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 46 to 128 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 57 - 67; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 40 - 44. Caudal long, narrow, bluntly pointed; pectorals broad and rounded . Light brown on dorsal surfaces, lighter ventrally; about 10 to 12 white vertical bars edged with brown in a series on upper part of body, spreading or dividing to become confluent with pale ventral coloring; small brown smudges at bases of membranes between spines of posterior part of dorsal fin .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Whitebarred prickleback is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 46 - 128 m . Temperate
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | whitebarred prickleback |
| 🇫🇷French | lompénie à barres blanches |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Белополосый пороклинус |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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