FB-64726 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64726 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Opistognathidae Opistognathus Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 Violet roughy Hoplostethus elongatus (non Günther, 1859) Optivus elongatus (non Günther, 1859) Optivus sp. 1 Not applicable Optivus sp. nov. Not applicable Trachichthys elongatus (non Günther, 1859) 2008-11-05 2008-11-21 Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley0 Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300) Kuiter, R.H.0 Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002) Kotlyar, A.N.0 Systematic and distribution of trachichthyid fishes (Trachichthyidae, Beryciformes) of the Indian ocean. Trudy Inst. Okeanol. 110:177-224. (Ref. 9872) Kuiter, R.H.0 Guide to sea fishes of Australia. 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(Ref. 115257) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-11-10 00:00:00 2008-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64735 This species is characterized by the following: gill rakers 22-25 (modally 23); lateral profile of nape and head nearly straight, distinctly angled downward in front of dorsal fin; snout tip rounded, often projecting slightly in front of upper jaw; depth of head at vertical through upper end of gill opening 2.9-3.2 times in SL; snout length 1.6-2.7 times in eye diameter; inner row of teeth on premaxilla is noticeably longer than others; caudal peduncle relatively short and deep, its depth 0.9-1.3 times in length; dorsal and anal fins are relatively low, thirdsegmented dorsal-fin ray 3.5-4.2 times in SL, first anal-fin ray 5.2-6.3 times in SL; body color greenish brown on back, silvery below; fins almost uniformly pink, though slightly dusky tips to caudal-fin lobes lasting in recently preserved large specimens (Ref. 76814). Gomon, M.F. 2004 Two new species of roughy (Trachichthyidae: Optivus) from coastal waters of southern Australia. Rec. Aust. Mus. 56:173-178. (Ref. 76814) FB-Morphology-64735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-11-10 00:00:00 2008-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64735 Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 26 Gomon, M.F. 2004 Two new species of roughy (Trachichthyidae: Optivus) from coastal waters of southern Australia. Rec. Aust. Mus. 56:173-178. (Ref. 76814) FB-Distribution-64735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-11-10 00:00:00 2021-03-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64735 Southwest Pacific : Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 86942). Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen 2006 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) FB-Uses-64735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-11-10 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=64735 fisheries: bycatch FB-Size-64735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-11-10 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=64735 9.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 76814)) Gomon, M.F. 2004 Two new species of roughy (Trachichthyidae: Optivus) from coastal waters of southern Australia. Rec. Aust. Mus. 56:173-178. (Ref. 76814) 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-64735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-11-10 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=64735 reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 146 m (Ref. 76814) Gomon, M.F. 2004 Two new species of roughy (Trachichthyidae: Optivus) from coastal waters of southern Australia. Rec. Aust. Mus. 56:173-178. (Ref. 76814)