Hairfin lookdown
📖 Overview
Adults are found in shallow coastal waters in small schools near the bottom . They feed on small squids, shrimps, polychaetes and small fishes . Marketed fresh and salted . Depth range assumed (RF).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body short, deep, and strongly compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 29 to 34 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 20 to 23 soft rays (VIII+1,20-23); anterior lobes of second dorsal and anal fins very long in adults; anterior dorsal spines greatly prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body golden or silvery with metallic blue highlights; juveniles yellowish, with indistinct, interrupted, dark, transverse bars .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hairfin lookdown is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Hairfin lookdown is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Hairfin lookdown is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 50 m. Tropical; 27°N - 18°S, 112°W - 70°W
🌿 Ecology
small squids, shrimps, polychaetes and small fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyreiosus pacificus | Lockington | 1877 | Synonym |
| Argyriosus brevoortii | Gill | 1863 | Synonym |
| Vomer brevoortii | Gill | 1863 | Synonym |
| Vomer pacificus | Lockington | 1877 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 17 records indexed .
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