Philippine dark velvetchin (Hapalogenys filamentosus)

Scientific name: Hapalogenys filamentosus Iwatsuki & Russell, 2006

The Philippine dark velvetchin (Hapalogenys filamentosus) is a marine fish of the family Hapalogenyidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, off Iloilo Panay Island, Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Distinguished from other congeners by the following combination of characters: lower lip fleshy with dense cluster of very short papillae, scaly posteriorly (on posterior abdominal part of angular of lower jaws); presence of 10 unobstructed pores on and behind chin; maxilla without scales; body with 2 faint longitudinal dark stripes, 1st from nape to base of mid dorsal-fin soft rays, 2nd from eye to base of last dorsal-fin soft ray, their width below base of 5th and 6th dorsal-fin spines clearly narrower than pupil diameter in 6.5-15.8 cm SL; soft rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins somewhat rounded posteriorly and slightly angulated posteriorly, respectively; pelvic-fin tip almost reaching to or slightly beyond base of 1st anal-fin spine when depressed; pored lateral-line scales 41 or 42; a procumbent spine-like process (exposed tip of 1st pterygiophore) apparent at origin o

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Species facts

Scientific name
Hapalogenys filamentosus
Family
Hapalogenyidae (Barbeled grunters)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.9
Depth range
30–80 m (98–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 30 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: off Iloilo Panay Island, Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated

Sources

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

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