Deep-sea lizardfish (Bathysaurus ferox) fish species and information / pictures of Deep-sea lizardfish - Bathysaurus ferox

Deep-sea lizardfish (Bathysaurus ferox) fish species information

Scientific Name
Bathysaurus ferox

Common Name
Deep-sea lizardfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Body deepest ahead of dorsal fin. Head depressed and bony, mouth large, teeth conical, recurved and mostly depressible (Ref. 39983). Preserved specimens, dark ventrally (Ref. 11228).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1878

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Deepsea Lizardfishes (Bathysauridae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: northern British Isles to Guinea; also off South Africa. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Atlantic: Davis Strait to Rio Grande Rise, Brazil. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and Australia (Ref. 7300). Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez. Macristium chavesi (pelagic larvae) known from Dominican Republic, Bay of Biscay, Azores, and in the Indian Ocean.

Range

70°N - 46°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

600 m

Depth To - meters

3500 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 600 - 3500 m (Ref. 4472), usually 1000 - 2500 m (Ref. 5951)

Trophic Level

4.34000015258789 s.e. 0.69 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

64.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated