FB-69498 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69498 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Ammodytidae Bleekeria Bleekeria nigrilinea Psomadakis, Yoshinaga, Wah & Ida, 2021 Bluesnout soldierbream Argyrops filamentosus (non Valenciennes, 1830) Argyrops spinifer (non Forsskål, 1775) 2021-07-15 2021-07-16 Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra0 Taxonomic review of the genus <i>Argyrops</i> (Perciformes; Sparidae) with three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4438(3):401-442. (Ref. 124569) Parenti, P.0 An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Sparidae. FishTaxa 4(2):47-98. (Ref. 124691) FB-GeneralDescr-69507 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-29 00:00:00 2024-08-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69507 Many observed catches from southern Oman were taken by hand and line in 10-30 m and by shallow trawlers in 50-100 m. A species caught as bycatch of A. spinifer which occurs in deeper waters of the Middle East (Ref. 124569). Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2018 Taxonomic review of the genus <i>Argyrops</i> (Perciformes; Sparidae) with three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4438(3):401-442. (Ref. 124569) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69507 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-08-05 00:00:00 2021-08-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69507 This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following set of characters: body deep and becoming compressed and slender with growth; D XII,10; the first 2 dorsal-fin spines rudimentary (2 dorsal-fin spines on first dorsal pterygiophore); third dorsal-fin spine longest (1.6-2.5, mean 2.0 in 3DFS/4DFS), third spine longer than head length and reaching beyond first soft dorsal-fin ray; orbit diameter is slightly less than suborbital depth; snout, 1st and 2nd infraorbital bones, and area around eye with blue reflections and also with bluish reflections on preopercular flange, this remains dark even in preserved specimens. Colouration: body uniform silvery red with small obliquely scattered blue spots observed from some angles, especially the dorsal body above lateral line, belly and chin are slightly silvery; all fins pale red (Ref. 124569) Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2018 Taxonomic review of the genus <i>Argyrops</i> (Perciformes; Sparidae) with three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4438(3):401-442. (Ref. 124569) FB-Morphology-69507 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-08-05 00:00:00 2021-08-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69507 Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24 Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2018 Taxonomic review of the genus <i>Argyrops</i> (Perciformes; Sparidae) with three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4438(3):401-442. (Ref. 124569) FB-Distribution-69507 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-29 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69507 Western Indian Ocean: currently known only off Socotra, southern Oman, and Gulf of Oman; likely to have a wider distribution in the area. Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2018 Taxonomic review of the genus <i>Argyrops</i> (Perciformes; Sparidae) with three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4438(3):401-442. (Ref. 124569) FB-Uses-69507 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-29 00:00:00 2024-08-16 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69507 fisheries: bycatch FB-Size-69507 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-29 00:00:00 2024-08-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69507 25.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 124569)) Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2018 Taxonomic review of the genus <i>Argyrops</i> (Perciformes; Sparidae) with three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4438(3):401-442. (Ref. 124569) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69507 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-29 00:00:00 2024-08-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69507 demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 100 m (Ref. 124569) Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2018 Taxonomic review of the genus <i>Argyrops</i> (Perciformes; Sparidae) with three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4438(3):401-442. (Ref. 124569)