Parin's Spiderfish, Bathypterois parini Shcherbachev & Sulak 1988
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Parin's Spiderfish, Bathypterois parini Shcherbachev & Sulak 1988
More Info
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Distribution |
Coral Sea off Townsville, Queensland, to off Seal Rocks, New South Wales, at depths of 709-1036 m. The species may also occur off the Exmouth Plateau to NW of Cape Leveque, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in the east-Indo-west Pacific: northern Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. Inhabits continental slopes and deep-sea ridges. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 13-15; Anal fin 9; Pectoral fin 11-12 lower rays; Vertebrae 53-55. Scales cycloid, unarmed with spines, easily deciduous; adipose fin well-developed; caudal peduncle deep (9.5-10.6% SL); large distance between pelvic and anal fins (24.4-26.1%). |
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Biology |
Spiderfishes (family Ipnopidae) are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Individuals have an ovotestis containing functional male and female reproductive tissue. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of Nikolay Vasil'evich Parin. |
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Species Citation |
Bathypterois (Bathypterois) parini Shcherbachev & Sulak 1988, Voprosy Ikhtiologii 28(3): 491, Fig. 1. Type locality: Mentavay submarine ridge, Northern Indian Ocean, 3°46'N, 95°00'E, depth 800-875 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Resources |
Parin's Spiderfish, Bathypterois parini Shcherbachev & Sulak 1988
References
Holleman, W., Fennessy, S., Russell, B. & Maunde, C. 2020. Bathypterois parini. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T123323368A123323695. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123323368A123323695.en. Accessed on 15 October 2022.
Last, P.R., Pogonoski, J.J., Gledhill, D.C. White, W.T. & Walker, C.J. 2014. The deepwater demersal ichthyofauna of the western Coral Sea. Zootaxa 3887 (2): 191–224 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3887.2.4
Shcherbachev, Yu.N. & Sulak, K.J. 1988. A new species of the genus Bathypterois (Chlorphthalmidae) from the eastern Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 28(3): 491-493 [in Russian, English translation in Journal of Ichthyology 1989, Vol. 28(2): 120-123
Quick Facts
CAAB Code:37123010
Behaviour:Bathydemersal
Biology:Hermaphrodite
Conservation:IUCN Least Concern
Depth:560-1036 m
Max Size:15+ cm SL
Species Maps
CAAB distribution map