Scientific Name
Gonorynchus moseleyi

Common Name
Beaked sandfish

Biology
Dorsal soft rays : 10-11; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 55. Exceptionally large eye, mean eye length 6.3% in SL; mean head length 26.7 in SL.

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Snyder, 1923

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Milkfish (Gonorynchiformes)

Family

Beaked salmons (Gonorynchidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

183 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 183 m

Trophic Level

2 s.e. 0.09 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

30.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated