Threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus)

Scientific name: Rhinoprenes pentanemus Munro, 1964

Threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus)

The Threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ephippidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Papua New Guinea to northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17. Body deep and compressed, quadrangular in outline. Mouth small and inferior. Second dorsal spine, fourth pectoral ray, and first pelvic ray greatly prolonged into free filaments which reach tail base or beyond. First dorsal-fin spine, fourth pectoral-fin ray, and first pelvic-fin ray greatly elongated filaments, reaching to or beyond vertical line at rear end of dorsal-and anal-fin bases. Head naked. Mouth inferior, the snout and upper jaw projecting in front of lower jaw (Ref 43039).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhinoprenes pentanemus
Family
Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea to northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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.

Last updated