Pseudotrypauchen Multiradiatus

📖 Overview

Collected by trawl in 9-12 fathoms over muddy bottom. Associated fishes include Saurida, Platycephalus, , Kuhlia, Trichiurus, Aluterus, Lagocephalus, apogonids, and cynoglossids .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30 - 33; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 29 - 31; Vertebrae: 27. Eyes rudimentary but distinct, covered by skin, approximately equal in size to diameter to posterior naris. Interorbital broad. Mouth large, jaws ending posteriorly well beyond a vertical with posterior margin of eye. Short, compressed and gently rounded teeth in outermost row in both jaws; number of teeth in outer row of upper jaw 10-19, of lower jaw 22-42; fang-like teeth and symphysial canines absent. Outer surface of opercular bones with numerous minute cavities. Ventral surface of each side of lower jaw with 2-3 pairs of short, thin barbels. Head and body compressed; except for snout and ventral surface of lower jaw, are covered with large cycloid scales, embedded, non-imbricated, largest posteriorly. Pectoral fins longer than pelvic fins (113-203% of pelvic length) and pointed posteriorly; all pectoral-fin rays simple, free from fin membrane (except for some of the ventralmost rays). First 2 pterygiophores of 2nd dorsal fin separated by a neural spine. Spinous dorsal-fin pterygiophore formula 3-12210. Caudal fin long, more than twice HL .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pseudotrypauchen Multiradiatus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Pseudotrypauchen Multiradiatus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Pseudotrypauchen Multiradiatus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

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