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Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) >
Synagropidae (Splitfin ocean-basses)
Etymology: madagascariensis: Named for its type locality, off Madagascar..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 73 - 350 m (Ref. 116586). Tropical
Southwestern Indian Ocean: apparently restricted to the shelf and upper slope around Madagascar and Réunion Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116586)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. This deep-bodied species is distinguished by the following characters: strongly convex dorsal head profile; A II + 7; pectoral-fin rays 14-15, pectoral length 24.5-26.5% SL; gill rakers 15-17; pseudobranchial filaments 17-23; first anal-fin pterygiophore is moderately long, slightly bent, and with broad, hollow tip; vomer triangular with a row of long teeth along rear margin; ectopterygoid with 1-2 rows of granular teeth; orbital diameter 12.0-12.8% SL; without longitudinal ridges on preopercular lobe; otolith compact (OL:OH = 1.5) (Ref. 116586).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Schwarzhans, W.W. and A.M. Prokofiev, 2017. Reappraisal of Synagrops, Günther, 1887 with rehabilitation and revision of Parascombrops Alcock, 1889 including description of seven new species and two new genera (Perciformes: Acropomatidae). Zootaxa 4260(1):1-74. (Ref. 116586)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00424 - 0.02152), b=3.02 (2.82 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).