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Samaris spinea Mihara & Amaoka, 2004

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Etymology: spinea: Named for its caudal peduncle spines, a character found only in this species and Samaris chesterfieldensis..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 44 - 88 m (Ref. 83388). Tropical

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Western Pacific: New Caledonia, Bellona Plateau, Fairway Ridge and Chesterfield Plateau.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83388)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 60 - 72; Anal soft rays: 46 - 54. This species is characterized by the following: caudal peduncle with 2-5 spines along both dorsal and ventral margins; caudal fin rays bifurcated except upper- and lowermost 2 simple rays; comparatively deep body, depth 2.41-2.78 in SL (Ref. 83388).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

Mihara, E. and K. Amaoka, 2004. Pleuronectiform fishes from New Caledonian waters. Five species of the samarid genera Plagiopsetta and Samaris (Samaridae). in Marshall, B. & Richer de Forges, B. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, volume 23. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 191:611-635. (Ref. 83388)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 06 November 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.8 - 25.3, mean 24.2 °C (based on 6 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01622 (0.00604 - 0.04358), b=2.94 (2.71 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).