Long-rayed dwarf monocle bream (Parascolopsis tanyactis)

Scientific name: Parascolopsis tanyactis Russell, 1986

Long-rayed dwarf monocle bream (Parascolopsis tanyactis)

The Long-rayed dwarf monocle bream (Parascolopsis tanyactis) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Western Pacific, including the Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Body color is pinkish, darker on the back, grading to silvery ventrally. Four dark brownish-pink saddles are on the back, and a pale lemon-yellow stripe is on either side of ventral midline running from the base of the pelvic fins to the base of the caudal fin. The area between the eyes is greenish yellow. A pale mauve stripe joins the eyes through the nostrils.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parascolopsis tanyactis
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
40–250 m (131–820 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 40 - 250 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: including the Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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