Scientific Name
Caprodon longimanus

Common Name
Pink maomao

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 26. Monochromatic orange-red or with black spots on the dorsal fin (Ref. 43805). Congruent rays of the dorsal fin and a caudal fin with a deep median notch in both sexes (Ref. 43805). Preopercle serrate, but without antrorse spines (Ref. 40817).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1859

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets (Serranidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand (including the Kermadec Islands). Southeast Pacific: Juan Fern?ndez Islands (Ref. 33693); including Easter Island and the Nazca Ridge from the Desventuradas Islands off the coast of Chile (Ref. 40817). Eastern Indian Ocean: off Rottnest Island, Western Australia (Ref. 7300).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

400 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 400 m (Ref. 58302), usually 15 - 60 m (Ref. 30464)

Trophic Level

3.92 s.e. 0.63 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

50.0 cm

Common Length

30.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 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 (34 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated