Verilus sordidus
Verilus sordidus is a species of fish in the family Acropomatidae, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternbellies. 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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Verilus |
| Species: | V. sordidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860 | |
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
- Dooley, J.; Collette, B.; Aiken, K.A.; et al. (2015). "Verilus sordidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T20665243A20683463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T20665243A20683463.en. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Verilus sordidus" in FishBase. June 2016 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.
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