| Family: |
Synagropidae (Splitfin ocean-basses) |
| Max. size: |
11 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 148 - 956 m |
| Distribution: |
Disjunct distribution: Northwestern Pacific off southern Japan, Taiwan and the northern Philippines and Southwestern Pacific from the Coral Sea to Vanuatu; none from the tropical low latitudes. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6. This deep-bodied species is distinguished by the following characters: convex dorsal head profile; A III + 6 in >6.5 cm SL specimens; pectoral-fin rays 16-18 with length 21.5-27% SL; gill rakers 15-18; pseudobranchial filaments 16-23, increasing with size; first anal-fin pterygiophore is long, slightly forward bent, with very broad tip and hollow; ectopterygoid with a single row of denticles; orbit diameter 11.7-13.3% SL; otolith compressed (OL:OH = 1.45-1.55) (Ref. 116586). |
| Biology: |
Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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