Australian striped velvetchin (Hapalogenys dampieriensis) fish species and information / pictures of Australian striped velvetchin - Hapalogenys dampieriensis

Australian striped velvetchin (Hapalogenys dampieriensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hapalogenys dampieriensis

Common Name
Australian striped velvetchin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Distinguished from other congeners by having the following combination of characters: lower lip fleshy with dense cluster of very short papillae anteriorly, scaly posteriorly (on posterior abdominal part of angular of lower jaws); presence of 10 unobstructed pores on and behind chin (posteriormost 2 sometimes slit-like); maxilla without scales; presence of 4 narrow longitudinal dark stripes (2nd and 3rd stripes most distinct, 2nd from nape to base of mid dorsal-fin soft rays, 3rd from eye to last dorsal-fin ray base) in specimens less than about 10 cm SL, thereafter 2nd and 3rd stripes visible only, remainder and 3rd stripes not present in specimens less than about 20 cm SL, their width below base of 5th and 6th dorsal-fin spines clearly narrower than pupil diameter in 6.5-15.8 cm SL); pored lateral-line scales 41-45; soft rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins somewhat

Classification

Classified By
Iwatsuki & Russell, 2006
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Barbeled grunters (Hapalogenyidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-west Pacific
Distribution
Indo-west Pacific: north-western Australia.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
87 m
Depth To - meters
230 m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 87 - 230 m (Ref. 76777)
Trophic Level
3.93 s.e. 0.63 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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
30.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
Unknown
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated