Scientific Name
Sirembo imberbis

Common Name
Golden cusk

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 89-92; Anal soft rays: 65 - 68; Vertebrae: 50 - 51. Developed gill raker 4. Head and body fully covered with scales. Operculum with a strong spine but preoperculum spineless (Ref. 43544).

Classification

Classified By

Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Cusk-eels (Ophidiidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Japan to Western Australia and Queensland, including the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

200 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 200 m (Ref. 559)

Trophic Level

3.6 s.e. 0.59 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

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated