FB-68051 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68051 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Etmopteridae Etmopterus Etmopterus alphus Ebert, Straube, Leslie & Weigmann, 2016 Bluespotted seabream Dentex lineopunctatus Boulenger, 1903 Dentex natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (non Klunzinger, 1870) 2016-10-20 2018-11-26 Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith0 Sparidae. p. 580-594. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3198) Heemstra, P.C. and E. Heemstra0 Coastal fishes of Southern Africa. National Inquiry Service Centre (NISC) and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown. 488 p. (Ref. 58304) Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra0 Redescriptions of <i>Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus</i> (Klunzinger 1870) and <i>P. lineopunctatus</i> (Boulenger 1903), with two new species from Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4059(1):133-150. (Ref. 106993) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68060 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-24 00:00:00 2016-10-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68060 This species is distinguished from its by the following set of characters: scale rows above lateral line 7½ and between 5th dorsal-fin spine base and lateral-line 5½; pored lateral-line scales 53-55; suborbital depth obviously less than or subequal to orbit diameter; dorsal-fin rays reddish pink or orangish red but with deep yellow upper margin of dorsal-fin rays; distinct irregular lines of blue spots on body 7 or 8 (often present even in preserved specimens); pale reddish yellow membranes on caudal-fin lobes and caudal fin with hyaline white margin on lower fin lobe; without blue iridescence on dorsal and lateral side of whitish pink body; canines are somewhat smaller, only upper canines visible when mouth closed; slender body, 40-43% (mean 42%) of SL; without bony bulge before and above eye even in larger specimens of over 25 cm TL; caudal fin is moderately forked (Ref. 106993). Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2015 Redescriptions of <i>Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus</i> (Klunzinger 1870) and <i>P. lineopunctatus</i> (Boulenger 1903), with two new species from Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4059(1):133-150. (Ref. 106993) FB-Morphology-68060 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-24 00:00:00 2016-10-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68060 Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2015 Redescriptions of <i>Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus</i> (Klunzinger 1870) and <i>P. lineopunctatus</i> (Boulenger 1903), with two new species from Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4059(1):133-150. (Ref. 106993) FB-Distribution-68060 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-24 00:00:00 2025-10-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68060 Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mozambique and South Africa. Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2015 Redescriptions of <i>Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus</i> (Klunzinger 1870) and <i>P. lineopunctatus</i> (Boulenger 1903), with two new species from Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4059(1):133-150. (Ref. 106993) FB-Uses-68060 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-24 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=68060 fisheries: bycatch FB-Size-68060 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-24 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=68060 32.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 106993)) Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2015 Redescriptions of <i>Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus</i> (Klunzinger 1870) and <i>P. lineopunctatus</i> (Boulenger 1903), with two new species from Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4059(1):133-150. (Ref. 106993) 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-68060 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-10-24 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=68060 reef-associated; marine