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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Dentex: Latin, dens, dentis = teeth (Ref. 45335); fourmanoiri: Named for Pierre Fourmanoir.
Eponymy: Pierre Fourmanoir (1924–2007) was a French ichthyologist who mainly worked in New Caledonia for the Paris Museum’s ichthyology laboratory. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 210 - 290 m (Ref. 48491). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: Chesterfield Islands and New Caledonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48491)
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Acute snout 70-80°. Eye diameter 2.4-3.35 times in HL. Distal margins of dorsal and caudal fins bright yellow. Snout and suborbital region naked; cheeks, opercle scaly; preopercle scaly except at its posterior margin. Mouth low, slightly oblique. Scales on transverse series 5-6 + 12-15 (Ref. 48491).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Akazaki, M. and B. Séret, 1999. Dentex fourmanoiri, a new species of sea bream (Sparidae: Denticinae) from off New Caledonia. p. 177-183. In B. Séret and J.-Y. Sire [eds]. Proc. 5th Indo-Pac. Fish Conf., Noumea, 1997. (Ref. 48491)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11 - 19.7, mean 15.9 °C (based on 11 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00983 - 0.04439), b=2.96 (2.78 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).