Painted latchet
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf and continental slope. Benthic . Excellent food fish but rarely caught .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Head large, triangular. No spines around orbit; nasal spine absent, opercular spine long, nuchal spine long, rostral spines strong but short, no antrorse rostral spine, cleithral spine long. Base of first dorsal fin with 10 flat plates, first plate extends in advance of first dorsal-fin spine. Lateral line scales small, more than 70 rows. Head and dorsum covered with prominent black spots.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Painted latchet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 90 - 500 m , usually 200 - 500 m . Deep-water North and South Islands); eastward on the Challenger Plateau (but not been taken around the Chatham Is.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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