Threadfin Pearl Perch, Glaucosoma magnificum (Ogilby 1915)
Other Names: Threadfin Pearl-perch
A school of Threadfin Pearl Perch, Glaucosoma magnificum, off Exmouth, Western Australia. Source: Jon Hanson / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pearl perch with three dark vertical bands: the first through the eye, the second along the edge of the preopercle, and the third down to the pectoral-fin base.
Video of a school of Threadfin Pearl Perch.
Video of a school of Threadfin Pearl Perch.
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Dianne J. Bray, Glaucosoma magnificum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3247
Threadfin Pearl Perch, Glaucosoma magnificum (Ogilby 1915)
More Info
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Distribution |
Known in Australia from Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, throughout the Northern Territory to the Torres Straits, and around Cape York to Shelburne Bay, Queensland. Almost certainly present in southern Papua-New Guinea. |
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Features |
Meristic features: Dorsal fin VIII, 14; Anal fin III, 12. Dorsal fin with 8 spines increasing in length from a small anterior spine to a long posterior one; soft dorsal rays 14, much higher than spinous part and with the anterior ray produced into a short filament, the third ray prolonged into a long simple filament which extends past the caudal fin and the fourth and fifth rays also extended to beyond the hypural joint; anal fin with 3 slender spines and 12 soft rays, the second ray prolonged beyond the caudal fin and the third ray almost as long in small specimens. |
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Fisheries |
Taken on hook and line, and in bottom trawls. A superior table fish with white flesh of excellent texture and superb flavour. |
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Species Citation |
Reganichthys magnificus Ogilby, 1915, Mem. Qld. Mus. 3: 123, pl. 30. Type locality: Thursday Island, Torres Strait. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Threadfin Pearl Perch, Glaucosoma magnificum (Ogilby 1915)
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.
McKay, R.J. 1997. FAO Species Catalogue. Pearl Perches of the World Family Glaucosomatidae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 17. 1-26 pp.
McKay, R.J. 2001. Family Glaucosomatidae. pp. 3205-3209 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.
Ogilby, J.D. 1915. On some new or little-known Australian fishes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 3: 117-129 figs 29-30
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle 6(1): 69-84.
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls.
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp.
