Sargocentron Megalops
📖 Overview
The species may penetrate deeper water (suggested by the large eyes); the 49 m depth could be near the upper limit of its depth range .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 27. The slender, slightly compressed body is probably mainly, if not entirely, red in life; 5 rows of oblique scales on cheek; body slender, the depth 3.1 in SL; head length (HL) 2.55 in SL; very large eye, 2.6 in HL; very narrow suborbital shelf; anterior end of the nasal bone is rounded; moderately large nasal fossa spineless; surface or medial edge of the nasal bone spineless; third dorsal spine longest, 2.2 in HL; spinous and soft portions of dorsal fin completely separated; third anal spine 1.35 in HL; pointed caudal fin lobes .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sargocentron Megalops is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Sargocentron Megalops is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Sargocentron Megalops is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 49 - ? m . Tropical Central Pacific: Pitcairn.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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