Trachinocephalus gauguini, commonly known as the curious scad, is a species of lizardfish in the family Synodontidae. This species was described in 2016 by F.A. Polanco, P.A. Acero, and R. Betancur-R.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Trachinocephalus |
| Species: | T. gauguini
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachinocephalus gauguini F.A. Polanco, Acero P., and Betancur-R., 2016
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Description
editSize
editThis species reaches a length of 12.5 cm (4.9 in).[3]
Distinctive features
editThis species has a bluish-grey body with a black mark on the tip of the dorsal fin. The snout length is 62.5-66.7% of the eye diameter, and the lower jaw has a concave dorsal edge that does not protrude beyond the upper jaw. It has 12-13 rays in the pectoral fin, 50-52 scales in the lateral line, and 53-54 vertebrae.
Distribution
editEndemic to the Marquesas Islands in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.
Environment
editMarine; reef-associated; depth range 26–75 metres (90–250 ft). They inhabit tropical waters and are often found near coral reefs.
Etymology
editThe genus name Trachinocephalus is derived from Greek, with "trachys" meaning rough and "kephale" meaning head. The species name gauguini is in honor of the French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), who died in the Marquesas Islands on May 8, 1903.[4]
Diet
editFeeds on small invertebrates and other marine organisms.
Reproduction
editInformation on their reproductive behavior is limited, but they are known to produce eggs.
Conservation status
edit- IUCN Status: Least Concern (LC).[1]
- CITES: Not listed.
References
edit- ^ a b Borsa, P.; Russell, B. (2020). "Trachinocephalus gauguini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123355554A123355571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T123355554A123355571.en. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Polanco, F.A.; Acero, P.A.; Betancur-R, R. (2016). "No longer a circumtropical species: revision of the lizardfishes in the Trachinocephalus myops species complex, with description of a new species from the Marquesas Islands". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (2): 1302–1323. doi:10.1111/jfb.13038.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachinocephalus gauguini". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order AULOPIFORMES (Lizardfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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