| Family: |
Synagropidae (Splitfin ocean-basses) |
| Max. size: |
9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 200 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; 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 with bluntly rounded snout; A II,7, the first ray being segmented, but not branched; pectoral-fin rays14-15, pectoral length 23.1-26.6% SL; gill rakers 13-16; pseudobranchial filaments 19-25; first anal-fin pterygiophore is long and straight with a sharply pointed tip, not hollow; vomer triangular and broad, with many granular teeth; palatine and ectopterygoid broad, with 2-4 granular teeth rows; orbital diameter 10.7-12.3% SL; 1-2 longitudinal ridges on preopercular lobe; very slender otolith (OL:OH = 1.9-2.1) (Ref. 116586). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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