Species: Parahollardia lineata, Jambeau spikefish
head profile steep
Parahollardia lineata (Longley, 1935)
Jambeau spikefish
Body relatively deep, slightly compressed; space between eyes distinctly convex; front head profile relatively steep (~45 degrees); mouth small, opens at front; teeth conical, 2 series on each jaw, 2-4 (1-10) teeth inside continuous outer row; top teeth 13 (9-16), bottom teeth 15 (11-18); gill opening a short vertical slit before pectoral base; gill rakers 15 (12-17); dorsal fin origin usually before top edge of pectoral base; VI dorsal spines, the first long and strong, decreasing in size to rear, spines can be locked upright, 16 (15-17) soft rays; pectoral 13 (12-14) rays; anal fin 14 (13-15); fin rays branched; pelvic fin with a large spine and 1 inconspicuous ray; ventral surface of scale-covered part of pelvis triangular in cross section; skin thick, rough, covered with numerous small scales, each with tiny spines; skin over eyes usually without patches of scales.
Head & body pale pink; 5-8 thick yellow to greenish lines along head and body, large adults may have ~12 thin lines instead of fewer thick lines, juveniles may have a thin line between some of the thick lines; iris yellowish white, with a thin gold inner ring; soft dorsal, tail and anal fin rays with fin rays pinkish white, outer 1/3 of rays yellow; lining of stomach cavity very dark; inside gill chamber dark.
Reaches 21 cm.
Lives on soft bottoms.
Depth range: 64-395 m.
Virginia to the Gulf of Mexico.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Mud
- Soft bottom only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Bony fishes
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Extends North of GC
- All species..
- GC non-endemic
- Continent
- Continent only
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Temperate (>35N)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 21
- Depth Range Min
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- 64
- Depth Range Max
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- 395
