Verilus sordidus

Verilus sordidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Malakichthyidae
Genus: Verilus
Species:
V. sordidus
Binomial name
Verilus sordidus
Poey, 1860

Verilus sordidus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae. 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.[2]

This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL though most do not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in).[3] It can be distinguished from other fish in its genus 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dooley, J.; Collette, B.; Aiken, K.A.; Oxenford, H.; Marechal, J.; Pina Amargos, F.; Robertson, R.; Kishore, R.; Singh-Renton, S. (2015). "Verilus sordidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T20665243A20683463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T20665243A20683463.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Yamanoue, Y. (2016): Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species. Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (5): 2375–2398.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Verilus sordidus". FishBase. June 2016 version.
  4. ^ 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.


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