Common names from other countries
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Parascolopsis: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, skolos = stake + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Richardson.
Issue
Distribution of this species is being updated. Use Stocks definition as guide for species range.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 25 - 264 m (Ref. 9820). Tropical; 30°N - 28°S, 31°E - 136°E (Ref. 3810)
Western Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia (northern Sulawesi),
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5450); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5450)
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to between middle of eyes. Posterior margin of preopercle more or less vertical, or sloping forward slightly. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Posterior margin of suborbital serrate, a small spine at upper corner. Pectoral fins long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. Pelvic fins long, reaching to level of anus. Color: Body pinkish. An elongate blotch at origin of lateral line. Upper axis of pectoral fin black. Pectoral and caudal fin yellowish.
Benthic on sand or mud bottoms in offshore waters (Ref. 30573, 48635). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Miyamoto, K., C.D. McMahan and A. Kaneko, 2020. Parascolopsis akatamae, a new species of dwarf monocle bream (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from the Indo-West Pacific, with redescription of closely related species P. eriomma. Zootaxa 4881(1):91-103. (Ref. 123359)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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