Biology:Parascorpis typus
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Order: | Perciformes
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| Family: | Parascorpididae J. L. B. Smith, 1949
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| Genus: | Parascorpis Bleeker, 1875
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| Species: | P. typus
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| Parascorpis typus Bleeker, 1875
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Parascorpis typus, the jutjaw, is a species of perciform fish, the only known member of its genus and family.[1] It is native to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa where it is known to occur along the coasts of Mozambique and South Africa . It is found at depths of from 20 to 200 metres (66 to 656 ft). This species grows to a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL. This species is considered to be a good foodfish, but they are currently not sought out by commercial fisheries and are caught only rarely by anglers.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). "Parascorpididae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Parascorpis typus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q149350 entry
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