🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Blackspot butterfish
Psenopsis humerosus Munro, 1958
📖 Overview
Found in oceanic waters and well offshore . Biology unknown; maximum size unknown, probably reaching 20 cm FL
Scientific Name
Psenopsis humerosus
Authority
Munro, 1958
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
20 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Scombriformes
Scombriformes
Family
Centrolophidae
Centrolophidae
Genus
Psenopsis
Psenopsis
Species
Blackspot butterfish
Psenopsis humerosus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Blackspot butterfish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackspot butterfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Tropical Central Pacific: Australia to New Guinea and eastern Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01349 × L3.09
(TL)
Max TL
20cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
26.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Munro, 1958
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