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Chlorophthalmus vulcanus Fricke & Durville, 2020

Volcano greeneye
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes)
Etymology: Chlorophthalmus: Greek, chloros = green + Greek, ophthlamos = eye (Ref. 45335);  vulcanus: Name from Latin 'vulcanus' for Vulcan, the Roman God of Fire (including the fire of volcanos), referring to the type locality on the slope of the La Réunion volcano; noun in apposition..

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 300 - 550 m (Ref. 123109). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Réunion.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123109)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D 11; A 8; pectoral-fin rays 15; no hump before dorsal fin; lower jaw symphysis with one small, rounded projection; lower jaw teeth on outmost patches very small; tongue no teeth; gill rakers 4 + 18; head length 31.3% of SL; snout length 8.3% of SL; horizontal orbit diameter 12.3% of SL; snout length in horizontal orbit diameter 1.5; upper jaw length 12.6% of SL; predorsal fin length 36.5% of SL; prepectoral fin length 32.1% of SL; lateral-line scales 57; scale rows above lateral line 5; pectoral-fin length 30.4% of SL; first pelvic-fin ray situated under 6th dorsal-fin ray (Ref. 123109)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Fricke, R. and P. Durville, 2020. Chlorophthalmus vulcanus, a new species of greeneye from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Chlorophthalmidae). FishTaxa 17:1-11. (Ref. 123109)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (13 of 100).