Streamer fish (Agrostichthys parkeri) fish species and information / pictures of Streamer fish - Agrostichthys parkeri

Streamer fish (Agrostichthys parkeri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Agrostichthys parkeri

Common Name
Streamer fish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 2 - 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Body silvery in color. Dorsal fin rose-colored and with more than 400 soft rays. Opercular bones well-developed. Small, protrusible mouth, without visible teeth; premaxilla extending forward along dorsal profile of head; axis of maxilla oblique. Skin of fragmented body naked, studded with numerous hard tubercles. Lateral line runs along sides consisting of a chain of oblong plates to form a continuous tube.

Classification

Classified By

Benham, 1904

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes (Lampriformes)

Family

Oarfishes (Regalecidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Atlantic. Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic. Eastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania, Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic

Trophic Level

4.38 s.e. 0.59 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

300 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (84 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated