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Armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata) fish species and information / pictures of Armoured cusk - Hoplobrotula armata
Armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata) fish species information
Scientific Name
Hoplobrotula armata
Common Name
Armoured cusk
Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 94. Rather elongate body with blunt head; eye almost as long as snout; upper jaws ends well behind eye; 3 sharp spines on preopercle and 1strong opercular spine; 1 median and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; 5-6 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; pelvic fins inserted beneath eye; precaudal vertebrae 13 (Ref. 34024). Snout spine present (Ref. 34024).
Classification
Classified By
Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)
Family
Cusk-eels (Ophidiidae)
Distribution
Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to off Australia, including the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819).
Range
Unknown
Environment
Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown
°C
Water Temperature To
Unknown
°C
Depth From - meters
200
m
Depth To - meters
350
m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 350 m (Ref. 559)
Trophic Level
4 s.e. 0.66 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
70.0
cm
Common Length
35.0
cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Human Uses and Population
Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (57 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
Not Evaluated