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Parascolopsis rufomaculata Russell, 1986

Yellowband monocle bream
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Common names: Redspot dwarf monocle bream, Yellowband monocle bream, Yellow-banded dwarf monocle bream
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, north-western Australia, WAM P.28105-001 (holotype of Parascolopsis rufomaculatus) (Ref. 75154). Also Ref. 3810.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Parascolopsis: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, skolos = stake + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335);  rufomaculata: Named in reference to the distinctive red spot ('rufus' and 'maculatus') on the dorsal fin..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 210 - 320 m (Ref. 9923).   Deep-water; 7°S - 21°S, 119°E - 136°E (Ref. 3810)

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