Trachinocephalus gauguini
| Curious Scad | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Trachinocephalus |
| Species: | T. gauguini
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachinocephalus gauguini F.A. Polanco, Acero P., and R. Betancur-R., 2016
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Trachinocephalus gauguini, commonly known as the Curious Scad, is a species of lizardfish in the family Synodontidae. This species was described in 2016 by F.A. Polanco, P.A. Acero, and R. Betancur-R.[2]
Description
[edit]Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 12.5 cm (4.9 in).[3]
Distinctive Features
[edit]This species has a bluish-grey body with a black mark on the tip of the dorsal fin. The snout length is 62.5-66.7% of the eye diameter, and the lower jaw has a concave dorsal edge that does not protrude beyond the upper jaw. It has 12-13 rays in the pectoral fin, 50-52 scales in the lateral line, and 53-54 vertebrae.
Habitat
[edit]Distribution
[edit]Endemic to the Marquesas Islands in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.
Environment
[edit]Marine; reef-associated; depth range 26–75 metres (90–250 ft). They inhabit tropical waters and are often found near coral reefs.
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Trachinocephalus is derived from Greek, with "trachys" meaning rough and "kephale" meaning head. The species name gauguini is in honor of the French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), who died in the Marquesas Islands on May 8, 1903.[4]
Biology
[edit]Diet
[edit]Feeds on small invertebrates and other marine organisms.
Reproduction
[edit]Information on their reproductive behavior is limited, but they are known to produce eggs.
Conservation Status
[edit]- IUCN Status: Least Concern (LC).[1]
- CITES: Not listed.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Borsa, P.; Russell, B. (2020). "Trachinocephalus gauguini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123355554A123355571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T123355554A123355571.en. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Polanco, F.A.; Acero, P.A.; Betancur-R, R. (2016). "No longer a circumtropical species: revision of the lizardfishes in the Trachinocephalus myops species complex, with description of a new species from the Marquesas Islands". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (2): 1302–1323. doi:10.1111/jfb.13038.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachinocephalus gauguini". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order AULOPIFORMES (Lizardfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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