Threadfin pearl-perch (Glaucosoma magnificum)

Scientific name: Glaucosoma magnificum Ogilby, 1915

Threadfin pearl-perch (Glaucosoma magnificum)

The Threadfin pearl-perch (Glaucosoma magnificum) is a marine fish of the family Glaucosomatidae. Native range: Western Pacific, northern Australia. Almost certainly present in southern Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. Three dark vertical bands from nape, the first through eye, the second along the edge of the preopercle and the third down to the base of the pectoral fins; Dorsal fin with 8 spines increasing in length from a small anterior spine to a long posterior one; soft dorsal rays 14, much higher than spinous part and with the anterior ray produced into a short filament, the third ray prolonged into a long simple filament which extends past the caudal fin and the fourth and fifth rays also extended to beyond the hypural joint; anal fin with 3 slender spines and 12 soft rays, the second ray prolonged beyond the caudal fin and the third ray almost as long in small specimens.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Glaucosoma magnificum
Family
Glaucosomatidae (Pearl perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic, usually 8 - 10 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: northern Australia. Almost certainly present in southern Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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