Armored Searobin (Paraheminodus longirostralis)

Scientific name: Paraheminodus longirostralis Kawai, Nakaya & S?ret, 2008

The Armored Searobin (Paraheminodus longirostralis) is a marine fish of the family Peristediidae. Native range: Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal soft rays: 20 - 21; Vertebrae: 33 - 34. Body fusiform, covered with bony plates. Head large, depressed and expanded around the edges. Flat and elongated rostral projection on each side, rostral nearly parallel. Mouth large, inferior, upper jaw not reaching below anterior border of orbit. Thirty-four bony plates in upper lateral row, with 23rd?26th to 31st or 32nd plates each bearing a forward-directed spine; gill rakers 6?7 + 1 + 20?21 = 27?28; rostral projection elongate (53.0?59.3% HL); upper jaw short (42.1?43.4% HL); pectoral fin elongate (70.6?79.4% HL); a long preopercular spine (39.2?57.7%HL); distance between anus and caudal fin base 49.9?52.1% SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraheminodus longirostralis
Family
Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.7
Depth range
412–467 m (1352–1532 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 412 - 467 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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