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Parasudis truculenta (Goode & Bean, 1896) Longnose greeneye |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 479 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA to the northern coast of Brazil, north of the Amazon. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9 | |||
| Biology: | Feed on fishes and sometimes sepia (Ref. 47377). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||