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Guinean flagfin (Aulopus cadenati) fish species information

Scientific Name
Aulopus cadenati

Common Name
Guinean flagfin

Biology
Found on continental shelf and slope. Feeds on fishes (Ref. 3548).

Classification

Classified By
Poll, 1953
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Grinners (Aulopiformes)
Family
Aulopus (Aulopidae)

Distribution

Region
Southeast Atlantic
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: presumably restricted to tropical northwestern Africa.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
15 °C
Water Temperature To
16 °C
Depth From - meters
50 m
Depth To - meters
1000 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 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
40.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5635 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated