Sala y G?mez Slopefish (Symphysanodon parini)

Scientific name: Symphysanodon parini Anderson & Springer, 2005

The Sala y G?mez Slopefish (Symphysanodon parini) is a marine fish of the family Symphysanodontidae. Native range: Southeastern Pacific, known only from the Sala y G?mez Ridge.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished from all other species of the genus, except S. maunaloae, by the following combination of characters: segmented rays in anal fin 7, tubed lateral-line scales 45-50, total gillrakers on first gill arch 31-34 (9 or 10 + 22-24), sum of lateral-line scales and gillrakers on individual specimens 77-84, depth of body 22.5-24.7 % SL (4.0?4.4 times in SL), length of depressed anal fin 24.8-26.4 % SL, hypurals 1 & 2 autogenous, hypurals 3 & 4 represented by a single plate, and first caudal vertebra without parapophyses. It can be separated from S. maunaloae by differences in mean numbers of tubed lateral-line scales (mean = 47.89 for S. parini vs. mean = 44.94 for S. maunaloae; and pectoral-fin rays (mean = 16.90 for S. parini vs. mean = 16.13 for S. maunaloae; and by differences in certain morphometric characters.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Symphysanodon parini
Family
Symphysanodontidae (Slopefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.4
Depth range
240–275 m (787–902 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 240 - 275 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeastern Pacific: known only from the Sala y G?mez Ridge.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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