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Symphysanodontidae (Slopefishes)
Etymology: Symphysanodon: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, physis = growth body form + Greek, odous = teeth; related to few teeth which are located over the area where the two jaws meet (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Masao Katayama was a Japanese ichthyologist who was a professor at Yamaguchi University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 91 - 183 m (Ref. 54833). Temperate
Western Pacific: Japan to NE Sulawesi; including Palau and Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9137)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102). Lives by rocky reefs at considerable depths (Ref. 9137).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993. Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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