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Pristipomoides macrophthalmus (Müller & Troschel, 1848) Cardinal snapper |
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photo by
Robertson, R. & C. Baldwin |
| Family: | Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Etelinae | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 110 - 550 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Straits of Florida, Bahamas, Greater Antilles and the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Panama. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Interorbital space flat. Eye large. Snout short and blunt. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and upper sides pink with a silvery sheen, grading to silvery ventrally; the fins are translucent to pink. | |||
| Biology: | Adults are most commonly found in deeper waters of the shelf near the edge of the continental slope. They feed on small fishes and larger planktonic animals. Marketed fresh. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||