Glaucosoma buergeri Richardson, 1845
Deepsea jewfish

Deepsea jewfish

Glaucosoma buergeri
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Glaucosomatidae (Pearl perches)
 Max. size:  55 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,500.0 g
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range - 146 m
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: Western Australia from Koks Island, Shark Bay northwards to Cape Talbot; Japan from Kochi Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands southwards and along the north China coast to Taiwan and Viet Nam.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9. One dark vertical band through eye which may disappear with an increase in size; 11 dorsal fin rays and 9 anal fin rays. Supraclavicle not developed into a bony shield. Peritoneum and gill rakers black; lateral line with 49 to 51 pored scales; juveniles with narrow horizontal bands narrower than interspaces.
 Biology:  Inhabit trawling grounds. Found in moderate depths on the continental shelf, particularly close to reefs or rough bottoms. Carnivorous. Marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 27621).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Known from Matnog, Sorsogon (Ref. 58652).

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 14.06.94
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 02.05.16
 Checked by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 07.09.95

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