Slender dwarf monocle bream (Parascolopsis qantasi) fish species and information / pictures of Slender dwarf monocle bream - Parascolopsis qantasi

Slender dwarf monocle bream (Parascolopsis qantasi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Parascolopsis qantasi

Common Name
Slender dwarf monocle bream

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. The head scales reach forward in V-shaped patch to between middle of eyes. The posterior margin of preopercle is more or less vertical; the lower limb of preopercle is naked. The posterior margin of the suborbital has 2 or 3 tiny spines, a small spine is at the upper corner. The pectoral fins moderately long, reaching to or just short of the anus. The pelvic fins are long, reaching to beyond the anus. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body dark brownish, paling to whitish below. A prominent black spot is at the base of the pectoral fin.

Classification

Classified By

Russell & Gloerfelt-Tarp, 1984

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams (Nemipteridae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from two specimens trawled in Mentawi Strait, off western Sumatra, Indonesia.

Range

6°N - 6°S, 93°E - 104°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

65 m

Depth To - meters

70 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 65 - 70 m (Ref. 9785)

Trophic Level

3.39 s.e. 0.37 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

10.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated