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Shortfin Neoscopelid

Neoscopelus microchir Matsubara 1943

Diagnostic Description

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Head and sides of body dark red, silvery white below; fins pink (Ref. 6604).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11 - 13
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Trophic Strategy

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Found over continental and island slopes (Ref. 4481).
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Grace Tolentino Pablico
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Biology

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Found over continental and island slopes (Ref. 4481).Sexual mature at 12 cm (Ref. 47377).
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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分布

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分布於世界三大洋之熱帶及亞熱帶沿岸海域。臺灣則發現於西南部、東部及東沙群島等周邊水域。
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利用

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一般以底拖網捕獲,較不具食用經濟價值,通常做為下雜魚用。
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描述

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體中等大,長形,側扁。頭大。吻中等大,前端突出,吻長約等於眼徑。口大,傾斜,上頜延伸至眼下方,末端擴大,下頜略突出於上頜;上下頜具絨毛齒帶,鋤骨及腭骨則具一列齒。體被薄圓鱗,易脫落;側線完整。背鰭單一,位於中部前,具軟條12-13,後部另具一脂鰭;臀鰭基底略等或等於背鰭基底,具軟條11-12;胸鰭較短,末端不達肛門;尾鰭叉形。各部位之發光器位置於下:峽部發光器(Is)7沿峽部側緣呈直線排列;體側發光器(LO)13個,由胸鰭基部上方起至肛門上方,或略後,但不達臀鰭起點。胸部發光器(PO)9個,由峽部後方至腹鰭基的前方;腹尾發光器(Vc)22個,由腹鰭基部至尾柄後部,其中由腹鰭基部後方至臀鰭起點間9個,臀鰭基部上方6個,尾柄上7個;腹鰭前發光器(Av)9個,位於胸部發光器(PO)的下側,前面3個較小;前部正中線發光器(Am)21個,首2個較小;後部正中線發光器(Pm)4個,皆小型;胸鰭下方發光器(PVO)3個,三者排列呈三角形;胸鰭基底發光器(Bp)3個,三者排列呈淺弧形;腹鰭附屬發光器(AVO)3個,皆小型,三者排列呈三角形;腹部發光器(VO)1個;肛門周圍發光器(Ca)8個。
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棲地

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主要棲息於大陸棚或島嶼斜坡緣水域,棲息深度約在250-700公尺左右,不具日夜垂直分布習性。
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Distribution

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South of the Scotian Shelf to the Caribbean

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Reference

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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