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Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Parascolopsis: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, skolos = stake + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Frederick William Townsend (1887–1948) was Captain of the Indian cable-ship ‘Patrick Stewart’, which he used for dredging as well as repairing telegraph cables in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; standvastig; diepte 100 - 410 m (Ref. 30573). Tropical; 29°N - 7°N, 31°E - 78°E (Ref. 3810)
Western Indian Ocean: including the Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and Arabian Sea.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 30573); common length : 10.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3810)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 10; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 7. Head scales reaching forward to level of posterior nostrils. Posterior margin of preopercle sloping backward slightly. Lower limb of preopercle scaly. Suborbital scaly. Posterior margin of suborbital fine serrate, no spine at upper corner. Pectoral fins long, reaching to above origin of anal fin. Pelvic fins long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. Color: Reddish throughout with a silvery lateral stripe.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Benthic on sand or mud bottoms in offshore waters (Ref. 30573). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Russell, B.C., 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 12. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipteridae. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of nemipterid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(12):149p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 3810)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: visserij voor eigen gebruik
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 15.2 - 22.4, mean 19.8 °C (based on 35 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00668 - 0.02988), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 214 [90, 440] mg/100g; Iron = 1.41 [0.69, 2.54] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.2, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.322 [0.178, 0.616] g/100g; Selenium = 70 [36, 138] μg/100g; VitaminA = 20.5 [5.7, 59.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.32 [0.90, 1.99] mg/100g (wet weight);