Keelcheek bass (Synagrops spinosus)

Scientific name: Synagrops spinosus Schultz, 1940

The Keelcheek bass (Synagrops spinosus) is a marine fish of the family Acropomatidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Canada North Carolina, the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to Uruguay and Brazil (ISH specimens). Western Pacific: Japan and near Hainan, China.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 25. Anterior edges of pelvic spine, and 2nd spines of 1st dorsal and of anal fin serrated, but that of 2nd dorsal smooth.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Synagrops spinosus
Family
Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
10.1
Depth range
87–544 m (285–1785 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 87 - 544 m, usually 300 - 500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada North Carolina, the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to Uruguay and Brazil (ISH specimens). Western Pacific: Japan and near Hainan, China.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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