Balbo sabretooth (Evermannella balbo) fish species and information / pictures of Balbo sabretooth - Evermannella balbo

Balbo sabretooth (Evermannella balbo) fish species information

Scientific Name
Evermannella balbo

Common Name
Balbo sabretooth

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 37. Color in alcohol varies from light to dark brown; with numerous melanophores on body and head (Ref. 4058).

Classification

Classified By

Risso, 1820

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Sabertooth fishes (Evermannellidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Azores to Congo, and from Namibia to South Africa including the Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4058). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). Presumed circumglobal in the southern transition region. Southwestern Atlantic: Brazil (Ref. 47377)and Argentine (Ref. 44852).

Range

60°N - 40°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 100 - 1000 m (Ref. 4478), usually 400 - 1000 m (Ref. 27000)

Trophic Level

4.2 s.e. 0.73 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

16.9 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5352 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated