Parascorpis

Parascorpis
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Parascorpididae; J. L. B. Smith, 1949
Genus:	Parascorpis; Bleeker, 1875
Species:	P. typus
Binomial name
	Parascorpis typus; Bleeker, 1875
Synonyms
	For Genus: Atyposoma Boulenger, 1899; For Species: Atyposoma gurneyi Boulenger, 1899;

Parascorpis typus, the Jutjaw, is a species of perciform fish, the only known member of its genus and family.^[1] It is native to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa where it is known to occur along the coasts of Mozambique and South Africa. It is found at depths of from 20 to 200 metres (66 to 656 ft). This species grows to a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL. This species is considered to be a good foodfish, but they are currently not sought out by commercial fisheries and are caught only rarely by anglers.^[2]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Parascorpididae". FishBase. February 2014 version.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parascorpis typus". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Parascorpididae". FishBase. February 2014 version.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parascorpis typus". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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