Chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus)

Scientific name: Symphorus nematophorus Bleeker, 1860

Chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus)

The Chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Ryukyu Islands to the Indo-Australian Archipelago (Malay Peninsula to New Guinea and northern Australia).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Head profile steep. Preorbital bone broader than eye. A deep groove between the eye and nostrils. Preopercular notch and knob absent. Mouth large extending to below middle of eye. Anterior dorsal soft rays produced into filaments in young. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Juveniles whitish along lower half of the body from below eye level. Young with bright blue stripes on yellowish sides; brown back. Adults yellowish brown to reddish. Sometimes show faint vertical barring. Numerous blue lines along scale-rows that are brightest in sub-adults.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Symphorus nematophorus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
20–100 m (66–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to the Indo-Australian Archipelago (Malay Peninsula to New Guinea and northern Australia).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23)

Sources

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

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