Sirembo Wami
📖 Overview
Sirembo Wami (Sirembo wami), first described by Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Uiblein, 2014 is a medium-sized fish in the family Ophidiidae (order Ophidiiformes). Adults typically reach 25.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 136 to 178 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 96 - 97; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72 - 73; Vertebrae: 52 - 54. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: presence of a dark band running postero-ventrally from the eye almost to the hind edge of the operculum and with two black blotches on the dorsal fin, one anteriorly and the other about halfway to the caudal fin; pelvic fins inserted below preopercle; prepelvic length 13.0-14.5% SL; scale rows between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line 14-16; anterior gill arch with four long rakers; pseudobranchial filaments 29-33; pectoral-fin rays 24-26 .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sirembo Wami is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 136 - 178 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Western Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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