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Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers) > Monotaxinae
Etymology: Gymnocranius: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, kranion = skull (Ref. 45335); superciliosus: Named for the conspicuous dark patch above eye, which evokes an eyebrow.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; intervalo de profundidade 5 - 20 m (Ref. 107926). Tropical
Distribuição
Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri
Southwest Pacific: New Caledonia, Chesterfield Is., and Fiji
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 107926)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
This species is distinguished by the following: a slender species with ratio of standard length to body depth between 2.65-3.06; forehead bumpy and lower edge of eye well above axis of body; moderately forked caudal fin with lobes slightly rounded; scales rows above lateral line 6; pored
scales on lateral line 48-49; colour of flanks silvery; scales above lateral line with a dark-grey basal patch forming longitudinal rows; scales with similar dark-grey basal patch on a more or less
extended portion of flank below lateral line; up to 24 or more pale-blue speckles against bronze background on snout and cheeks, distinctive on fresh and larger individuals but faint on smaller individuals; a pale-blue band joining the nostrils on forehead and reaching the eyes, bright in freshly captured larger individuals; the area immediately above eye (supraorbital shelf) forming a distinctive blackish eyebrow; more or less conspicuous vertical dark bar crossing the eye; upper lip is reddish to red while lower lip is white; the dorsal, pectoral, anal and caudal fins reddish to red (Ref. 107926).
Occurs on coral-sand bottom and collected using handlines; in lagoons and large pools. Stomach contents include broken bivalve shells and scraps of urchin shell (Ref. 107926).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Borsa, P., P. Béarez, S. Paijo and W.-J. Chen, 2013. Gymnocranius superciliosus and Gymnocranius satoi, two new large-eye breams (Sparoidea: Lethrinidae) from the Coral Sea and adjacent regions. Comptes Rendus Biologies 336: 233-240. (Ref. 107926)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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