| Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses) |
| 13 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
bathydemersal; depth range 186 - 220 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: India east to Japan and south to the Philippines, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Australia. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 25-25. Resembles S. japonicus and S. analis but distinguished by the following characters: pelvic spine with distinct serration on the anterior edge; 2 spines and 7 soft rays in anal fin; 16 rays in pectoral fin; and small body size (less than 10 cm). Body blackish -brown dorsally, paler ventrally. |
| Occurs in the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 7300). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
Type locality. Also Ref. 2202. |
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