Long-rayed dwarf monocle bream (Parascolopsis tanyactis) fish species and information / pictures of Long-rayed dwarf monocle bream - Parascolopsis tanyactis

Long-rayed dwarf monocle bream (Parascolopsis tanyactis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Parascolopsis tanyactis

Common Name
Long-rayed dwarf monocle bream

Biology
Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Body color is pinkish, darker on the back, grading to silvery ventrally. Four dark brownish-pink saddles are on the back, and a pale lemon-yellow stripe is on either side of ventral midline running from the base of the pelvic fins to the base of the caudal fin. The area between the eyes is greenish yellow. A pale mauve stripe joins the eyes through the nostrils.

Classification

Classified By

Russell, 1986

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams (Nemipteridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: including the Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwestern Australia.

Range

15°N - 23°S, 111°E - 135°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

40 m

Depth To - meters

250 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 40 - 250 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

21.0 cm

Common Length

15.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated