Family : Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Rosy dwarf monocle bream
Fish Name : Parascolopsis eriomma
Max size : 32.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : demersal; non-migratory ; depth range 25 - 264 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 28°S
Global Importance : fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Philippines and Indonesia, north to southern Japan. This species has been erroneously recorded from northwestern Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Head scales reaching forward to between middle of eyes. Posterior margin of preopercle more or less vertical, or sloping forward slightly. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Posterior margin of suborbital serrate, a small spine at upper corner. Pectoral fins long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. Pelvic fins long, reaching to level of anus. Color: Body pinkish. An elongate blotch at origin of lateral line. Upper axis of pectoral fin black. Pectoral and caudal fin yellowish.
Biology : Benthic on sand or mud bottoms in offshore waters (Ref. 30573, 48635). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Russell, B.C.. 1990. (Ref. 3810)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses