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Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Parascolopsis: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, skolos = stake + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); akatamae: Named after the local name of its type locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 200 m (Ref. 123359). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: probably widespread and misidentified as Parascolopsis eriomma.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123359)
Collected on sand-rubble bottom (Ref. 123359).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miyamoto, K., C.D. McMahan and A. Kaneko, 2020. Parascolopsis akatamae, a new species of dwarf monocle bream (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from the Indo-West Pacific, with redescription of closely related species P. eriomma. Zootaxa 4881(1):91-103. (Ref. 123359)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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