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Synagrops japonicus  (Döderlein, 1883)

Blackmouth splitfin
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43448)

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 1000 m (Ref. 112463), usually 100 - 800 m (Ref. 559)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 23°N - 36°S, 19°E - 154°W

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 25. Body elongate, compressed, with large cycloid scales. Body uniformly blackish-brown in young, black dorsally, paler ventrally in adults. Distinguished by its anal fin element counts, lack of fin spine with serration on the anterior edge, and 3 to 6 large canine-like teeth on lateral side of the lower jaw.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300). Marketed fresh or made into fishmeal (Ref. 3288).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Alien/Invasive Species database | BHL | Check for other websites | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO(fisheries: production; publication : search) | GenBank(genome, nucleotide) | GOBASE | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | iSpecies | National databases | PubMed | Scirus | Sea Around Us | SeaLifeBase | Tree of Life | uBio | uBio RSS | Wikipedia(Go, Search) | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record | Fishtrace

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.3   ±0.73 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown