Overview
Family : Pearl perches ; Inhabit trawling grounds . Found in moderate depths on the continental shelf, particularly close to reefs or rough bottoms . Carnivorous . Marketed fresh and salted[1].
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Stormundet Perleaborre
Common Names in English:
Deepsea Jewfish, Grey Bambooshark, Grey Bigmouth Bream, North-West Jewfish, North-West Pearl Perch, Pearl Perch
Common Names in Japanese:
Aobadai
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
條葉鯛, 灰葉鯛, 灰葉鯛, 灰叶鲷, 条叶鲷, 條葉鯛
Common Names in Vietnamese:
C L Rau, C L S?c
Description
Family Glaucosomatidae
Distribution: Eastern Indian and Western Pacific (Japan to Australia). Dorsal fin 8 graduated spines, 12-14 soft rays . Anal fin 3 spines, 12 soft rays. Scaled maxilla. Nearly straight lateral line, reaching the tail. Lunate or truncate caudal fin. Maximum length about 90 cm.The family Glaucosomatidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 1 genus and 4 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Etymology of this family name : Greek, glaukos = white, bluish + Greek, soma = body
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -1,037 meters (0 to -3,402 feet).[2]
Biome: Saltwater . Benthopelagic.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Percoidei
()
-
- Family:
Glaucosomatidae
()
- Pearl perches
- Genus:
Glaucosoma
()
- Ramsay, 1881
- Specific name:
buergeri
- Richardson, 1845
- Scientific name: - Glaucosoma buergeri Richardson, 1845
- Specific name:
buergeri
- Richardson, 1845
- Genus:
Glaucosoma
(
- Family:
Glaucosomatidae
(
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Ambiguous Synonyms
- Glaucosoma hebraicum Richardson, 1845
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Glaucosoma burgeri Richardson, 1845
- Glaucosoma fauveli Sauvage, 1881
- Glaucosoma fauvelii Sauvage, 1881
- Glaucosoma taeniatus Fowler, 1934
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 09-Jul-1995
Similar Species
Members of the genus Glaucosoma
There are approximately 6 species in this genus:
G. buergeri (North-West Pearl Perch) · G. fauvelii · G. hebraicum (West Australian Dhufish) · G. magnificum (Threadfin Monocle Bream) · G. scapulare (Epaulette Fish) · G. semilunifera
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Further Reading
- McKay, R.J. (1997). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 17. Pearl perches of the world. (Family Glaucosomatidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the pearl peches known to date. FAO Fish. Synops. (125)17. 26 p.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 8, 2006.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Vari, Richard P. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bureau of Rural Sciences National commercial fisheries half-degree data set 2000-2002 (OBIS Australia)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2492968
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-34161
- Fishbase Species ID: 10793
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13719407
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 645722
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 111272
Footnotes
- McKay, R.J. (1997). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 17. Pearl perches of the world. (Family Glaucosomatidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the pearl peches known to date. FAO Fish. Synops. (125)17. 26 p. [back]
- Mean = -129.690 meters (-425.492 feet), Standard Deviation = 175.820 based on 248 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
