|
Parascombrops parvidens Schwarzhans & Prokofiev, 2017 |
| Family: | Synagropidae (Splitfin ocean-basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 250 - 258 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific restricted to the southern Philippines and eastern Indonesia (off southern Sulawesi). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This moderately slender species is distinguished by the following characters: convex dorsal head profile; A II + 7; pectoral-fin rays 15-16, pectoral length 26.2-30.4% SL, reaching anterior tip of anal fin; gill rakers 18-20; pseudobranchial filaments 16-21; first anal-fin pterygiophore long and straight with broad tip and hollow; no canine teeth laterally on dentary; narrow vomer V-shaped with 2-3 rows of granular teeth; palatine broad, with 2 rows granular teeth; ectopterygoid narrow, with 1 row granular teeth. Orbital diameter 10.2-12.1% SL. One or two longitudinal ridges on preopercular lobe; otolith moderately slender (OL:OH = 1.8-1.85) (Ref. 116586). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||