| Family: |
Symphysanodontidae (Slopefishes) |
| Max. size: |
11.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 240 - 275 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeastern Pacific: known only from the Sala y Gómez Ridge. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 25-25. This species is distinguished from all other species of the genus, except S. maunaloae, by the following combination of characters: segmented rays in anal fin 7, tubed lateral-line scales 45-50, total gillrakers on first gill arch 31-34 (9 or 10 + 22-24), sum of lateral-line scales and gillrakers on individual specimens 77-84, depth of body 22.5-24.7 % SL (4.0–4.4 times in SL), length of depressed anal fin 24.8-26.4 % SL, hypurals 1 & 2 autogenous, hypurals 3 & 4 represented by a single plate, and first caudal vertebra without parapophyses. It can be separated from S. maunaloae by differences in mean numbers of tubed lateral-line scales (mean = 47.89 for S. parini vs. mean = 44.94 for S. maunaloae; and pectoral-fin rays (mean = 16.90 for S. parini vs. mean = 16.13 for S. maunaloae; and by differences in certain morphometric characters. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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