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Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Parapriacanthus: Greek, para = near + Greek, prion = saw + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335); kwazulu: Named for KwaZulu-Natal, its type locality; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
সামুদ্রিক রীফ সংশ্লিষ্ট; গভীরতার পরিসীমা ? - 38 m (Ref. 107896). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: South Africa.
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 107896)
Short description
সনাক্তকারী নির্দেশক | বহিঃ অঙ্গ সংস্থান | মরফোমেট্রিক্স
পৃষ্ঠীয় কাঁটা (মোট ) : 6; পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ) : 9; পায়ূ কাঁটা : 3; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 20 - 22. This species is characterized by the following: D VI,9; A III,21 (20-22); pectoral-fin rays 16 (16 or 17, mainly 17); lateral-line scales 66 (64-71); scale rows above lateral line to base of dorsal fin 5.5; gill rakers 24 (27-27, modally 25); body depth 3.2 (3.1-3.2) in SL, width 2.0 (1.95-2.15) in body depth; depth of caudal-peduncle 9.25 (9.5-9.8) in SL; head length 2.85 (2.7-2.85) in SL; snout length 11.6 (11.7-12.3) in SL; mouth forming an angle of about 65° to horizontal axis of body; well-spaced outer row of slender, sharply conical, recurved teeth, the upper row more forward-projecting, those of second row more strongly recurved; similar smaller teeth in lower jaw; very small, incurved, sharply conical teeth in a single irregular row on vomer and palatines; thin lips, covered with small greenish spots and larger scattered low purple papillae; tongue broadly triangular, indented slightly near the tip; predorsal length 2.3 (2.3-2.45) in SL; first dorsal-fin soft ray is longest, 4.0 (4.1-4.65) in SL; caudal fin forked, fin length 4.05 (broken in paratypes) in SL; pectoral-fin length 3.1 (3.05-3.2) in SL; prepelvic length 2.7 (2.5-2.7) in SL; pelvic fins not or just reaching the anus, fin length 5.3 (4.55-5.7) in SL; preanal length 1.7 (1.7; 2 specimens too damaged for measurement) in SL; with a pin-like dark line anterior to anus; black iris in preserved holotype (Ref. 107896).
Specimens collected from a large cave by hand net or spear (Ref. 107896).
Life cycle and mating behavior
পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
Randall, J.E. and S.V. Bogorodsky, 2016. Preliminary review of the pempherid fish genus Parapriacanthus of the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of five new species. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 20:1-24. (Ref. 107896)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00669 - 0.03426), b=3.01 (2.81 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
স্থিতিস্থাপক (Ref.
120179): উচ্চ, সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ১৫ মাস (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).