Parascombrops philippinensis

Parascombrops philippinensis, the sharptooth seabass, is a species of fish in the family Acropomatidae, the lanternbellies. It usually inhabits a depth of 180–220 metres and lives in and around the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, where it reaches a length of around 13 centimetres.[1]

Parascombrops philippinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Parascombrops
Species:
P. philippinensis
Binomial name
Parascombrops philippinensis
Günther, 1880
Synonyms[1]
  • Acropoma philippinense Günther, 1880
  • Synagrops philippinensis (Günther, 1880)
  • Synagrops malayanus Weber, 1913

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Parascombrops philippinensis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.


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