Parahollardia lineata
Jambeau
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Tetraodontiformes (Pufferfishes and Allies)
Triacanthodidae (Spikefishes)
Parahollardia
Parahollardia lineata (Jambeau)
Description
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Characters
5 to 10 stripes on body; snout relatively long and acute; jaw teeth short, blunt, and conical; 4-8 outer row and 1-5 inner row teeth in upper jaw; 5-9 outer row and 0-2 inner row teeth in lower jaw; gill opening straight, slightly oblique, and slightly longer than pectoral fin base; 12-17 gill rakers on first arch; head length 34%-43% SL, snout length 14%-18% SL, eye diameter 12%-18% SL, interorbital width 7%-10% SL, pectoral fin length 12%-20% SL, body depth 44%-73% SL; pectoral fin with 12-14 rays; dorsal fin originates anterior to upper edge of gill slit with 15-17 rays; pelvic fin with 1 spine and 1 ray, spine very long and stout, ray very short and unbranched; anal fin similar in location, shape, and size to rayed section of dorsal fin with 15-17 rays; scale spinules become branched with growth
Pale yellow to pinkish with reddish brown stripes
Distribution
Western Atlantic from Virginia to Yucatán, including the northern Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Depth range: 119-396 m
Biology
Maximum known size: 200 mm TL
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-06-08.
References
Longley and Hildebrand 1940
Longley and Hildebrand 1941
Tyler 1968
Robins and Ray 1986
Boschung 1992
Matsuura 2002a
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
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