FB-69339 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69339 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Carangaria/misc Sphyraenidae Sphyraena Sphyraena stellata Morishita & Motomura, 2020 Yami-hige 2020-12-05 2023-02-01 Nakayama, N.0 Grenadiers (Teleostei: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) of Japan and adjacent waters, a taxonomic monograph. Megataxa 3(1):1-383. (Ref. 123356) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69348 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-12-09 00:00:00 2020-12-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69348 This species is distinguished by the following characters: external light organ is a short, narrow, naked fossa immediately anterior to anus, its anterior margin falling far short of line connecting inner pelvic-fin bases; underside of head is mostly scaled except for a narrow to moderately broad naked area above the upper lip, and anterior parts of mandibular rami; dorsal surfaces of snout fully scaled; snout long and sharply pointed, its length 62-81% postrostral length (PRL); dorsal profile of snout is slightly concave in lateral view; terminal scute moderately short, diamond-shaped, dorsoventrally flattened, its length 12-17% PRL; lateral nasal ridge completely supported by a nasal bone, moderately convex in dorsal view, giving spade-shaped appearance to snout; anus is slightly separated from anal-fin origin; premaxillary teeth small, conical, arranged in a short, uniformly wide band, none distinctly enlarged (outer series slightly larger); posterior margin of tooth band falling far short of lateral corner of the mouth; body scales are covered with short, reclined, keel-like spinules in widely divergent, coarsely saw-tooth ridges, and every spinule row is complete, extending to posterior scale margin, the spinules in each row greatly overlapping, increasing in height posteriorl, while buttresses are narrowly developed; occipital scales covered with short, erect, needle-like spinules in 4 or more widely divergent, comb-like rows; orbit diameter 45-52% PRL; suborbital width 18-23% PRL; internasal width 27-31% PRL; interorbital width 39-41% PRL; pectoral-fin length 57-69% PRL; pectoral-fin rays i16-i17; transverse scale rows below first dorsal-fin midbase 3.5-4.5. Colouration: body uniformly dark brown, no dark saddles or blotches; lips pale to dusky; oral cavity blackish; gular and branchiostegal membranes are heavily peppered with small melanophores; first dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fins are uniformly blackish (Ref. 123356). Nakayama, N. 2020 Grenadiers (Teleostei: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) of Japan and adjacent waters, a taxonomic monograph. Megataxa 3(1):1-383. (Ref. 123356) FB-Distribution-69348 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-12-09 00:00:00 2020-12-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69348 Northwest Pacific: Japan. Nakayama, N. 2020 Grenadiers (Teleostei: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) of Japan and adjacent waters, a taxonomic monograph. Megataxa 3(1):1-383. (Ref. 123356) FB-Uses-69348 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-12-09 00:00:00 2020-12-09 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69348 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-69348 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-12-09 00:00:00 2020-12-09 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69348 44.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 123356)) Nakayama, N. 2020 Grenadiers (Teleostei: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) of Japan and adjacent waters, a taxonomic monograph. Megataxa 3(1):1-383. (Ref. 123356) 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-69348 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-12-09 00:00:00 2020-12-09 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69348 benthopelagic; marine; depth range 560 - 815 m (Ref. 123356) Nakayama, N. 2020 Grenadiers (Teleostei: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) of Japan and adjacent waters, a taxonomic monograph. Megataxa 3(1):1-383. (Ref. 123356)