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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); flavimarginatus: Name 'flavimarginatus' in reference to the yellow distal margin of the spinous portion of the dorsal fin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 198 - 211 m (Ref. 138837). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Tanzania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138837)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body slender, its depth at pelvic-fin origin 3.6 in SL; suborbital very narrow (13.0 in HL), with a small retrorse spine; pectoral-fin rays 14; gill rakers 17; and body salmon pink, spinous portion of dorsal fin with a broad yellow margin (Ref. 138837).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matiku, P., S.V. Bogorodsky, K.E. Samucidine, G. Matcher and R. Bills, 2026. Nemipterid fishes (Spariformes, Nemipteridae) of Tanzania, with description of a new species of Parascolopsis and new records of Nemipterus elaine and
Parascolopsis akatamae. Zootaxa 5785(1):103-133. (Ref. 138837)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01380 (0.00661 - 0.02881), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |