Lined javelinfish (Hapalogenys kishinouyei)

Scientific name: Hapalogenys kishinouyei Smith & Pope, 1906

Lined javelinfish (Hapalogenys kishinouyei)

The Lined javelinfish (Hapalogenys kishinouyei) is a marine fish of the family Hapalogenyidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan (except Ryukyus) to northwestern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Body with 4 - 5 longitudinal dark stripes, sometimes with 1 vertical dark band on caudal peduncle. Apparent procumbent spinelike process. No scales on maxilla. Ten chin pores, often slitlike pores posteriorly. Poorly developed papillae and barbels on the fleshy lower lip. No dark margin on dorsal, caudal and anal fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hapalogenys kishinouyei
Family
Hapalogenyidae (Barbeled grunters)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.8
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan (except Ryukyus) to northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial

Sources

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

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