Scientific Name
Stylephorus chordatus

Common Name
Tube-eye

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 119-124; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. Body silvery, head dark violet.

Classification

Classified By

Shaw, 1791

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes (Lampriformes)

Family

Tube-eye or thread-tail (Stylephoridae)

Distribution

Region

Tropical to subtropical in all oceans. Western Atlantic

Distribution

Tropical to subtropical in all oceans. Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida in USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico through Lesser Antilles. Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands ; numerous specimens collected between the equator and approximately 20?N.

Range

45°N - 37°S, 130°W - 20°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic

Trophic Level

3 s.e. 0.00 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

28.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated