Parascolopsis tosensis (Kamohara, 1938)
Tosa dwarf monocle bream
Parascolopsis tosensis
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
 Max. size:  10 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 150 - 300 m, non-migratory
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: including southern Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and eastern Indonesia.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Body is moderately deep, about 2.4 to 2.8 in SL; the snout is short, its length less than the diameter of the eye. The pelvic and pectoral fins are short, not reaching the anus. Body color is light reddish, becoming paler below. Two broad longitudinal yellow stripes are on the sides, one running from behind the eye, and the other from above the pectoral fin.
 Biology:  Occurs in offshore waters. Very rarely found in markets.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Carpenter, Kent E. - 15.06.92
 Modified by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 04.10.95
 Checked by: Russell, Barry - 04.10.95

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