Verilus sordidus
| Verilus sordidus | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Verilus Poey, 1860 |
| Species: | V. sordidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860 | |
Verilus sordidus is a species of fish in the family Acropomatidae, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternbellies. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Verilus. It is native to the central western Atlantic Ocean. It is found in the waters off Cuba to Colombia and Venezuela where it is found at depths shallower than 100 metres (330 ft) over rocky bottoms.[1]
This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL though most do not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in).[1] It can be distinguished from other fish in its family by several characters, including villiform teeth on the upper jaw and conical teeth on the lower, with large canine teeth, and the number of spines and rays in its fins. Within the family it is most similar to Neoscombrops atlanticus.[2]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Verilus sordidus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ↑ Yamanoue, Y., et al. (2009). Redescription of a poorly known acropomatid, Verilus sordidus Poey 1860, and comparison with Neoscombrops atlanticus Mochizuki and Sano 1984 (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research 56 400-06.