Scaleline cusk (Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi) fish species and information / pictures of Scaleline cusk - Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi

Scaleline cusk (Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi

Common Name
Scaleline cusk

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 131-140; Anal soft rays: 104 - 117; Vertebrae: 71 - 74

Classification

Classified By

Cohen & Rohr, 1993

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Cusk-eels (Ophidiidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: northwest coast of Australia. Southeast Pacific: off Chile. Atlantic Ocean: off French Guiana-Suriname (Ref. 31427), off Angola, and off the Faeroe Islands.

Range

61°N -

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 34024)

Trophic Level

3.95 s.e. 0.65 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

193 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 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

Very high vulnerability (85 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated