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Common names: Blackline cucumberfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, east of Rockingham Bay, Queensland, CSIRO H.3644-10 (holotype of Paraulopus melanogrammus, 16.5 cm SL, female). Known only from eastern Australia, just north of Townsville, Queensland (17°48'S) to Newcastle, New South Wales (32°50'S), 184-606 m (Ref. 76813).
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Main Ref: Gomon, M.F. and T. Sato, 2004
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Paraulopidae (Cucumber fishes)
Etymology: Paraulopus: Paraulopus refers to a taxon related to Aulopus, both being included in the Aulopiformes.; melanogrammus: Name from the Greek 'melano' meaning black and 'gramme' for line; referring to the distinctive black leading edge of the dorsal fin in this species..

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Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 184 - 606 m (Ref. 76813). Subtropical

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Western Pacific: Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76813)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 47 - 49. This species is characterized by the following features: 15-17 (usually 16) pectoral-fin rays; 47-49 (usually 48) vertebrae; 4-5+15-17 (usually 16) gill-rakers, upper limb with 3 fully formed rakers and 1-2 rudiments; 47-49 (usually 48) lateral-line scales; 4.5 scales above lateral line; 3 rows of scales on cheeks; supraocular ridge above middle three-quarters of the eye; large eye 2.5-3.1 (mean 2.7) in head; moderately small adipose fin, 1.7-3.7% (mean 3.1%) SL; anal fin of moderate height, 20.1-24.9% (mean 22.7%) SL; pelvic fin is distinctly longer than pectoral fin; dorsal fin with distinctly black leading edge basally and distally in juveniles or along entire margin in adults (Ref. 76813).

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Gomon, M.F. and T. Sato, 2004. A new cucumberfish (Paraulopidae) of the Paraulopus nigripinnis complex from central eastern Australia. Rec. aust. Mus. 56:195-199. (Ref. 76813)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13 - 18.9, mean 17.2 (based on 26 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).

Paraulopus melanogrammus Gomon & Sato, 2004