Scientific Name
Parasudis truculenta

Common Name
Longnose greeneye

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Greeneyes (Chlorophthalmidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA to the northern coast of Brazil, north of the Amazon. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).

Range

44°N - 7°N

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

479 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 479 m (Ref. 47377), usually 133 - 181 m (Ref. 13608)

Trophic Level

4.2 s.e. 0.73 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

25.0 cm

Common Length

22.5 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated