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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
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade ? - 38 m (Ref. 107896). Tropical
Distribuição
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: South Africa.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 107896)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 6; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 9; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 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
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pescarias de subsistência
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Fontes da internet
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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
