Protogrammus Alboranensis
📖 Overview
Collected in one sample at 113 m on a coarse sand bottom with many deep sea oyster shell remains (Neopycnodonte cochlear). Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913 was the most abundant fish species associated with this species .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: second dorsal fin with a total of 9 unbranched rays; anal fin with 8 unbranched rays; a very small preopercular spine with an upcurved main tip and one point on the dorsal margin, which is lacking an antrorse spine at the base; first and second spines of the first dorsal fin filamentous, much longer than the first ray of the second dorsal fin in males; tip of the last ray of the second dorsal fin reaching beyond the caudal fin base in males, and the anal fin distally black in males .: elongated; Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Protogrammus Alboranensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Protogrammus Alboranensis is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Protogrammus Alboranensis is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 113 m . Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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