Slender fangjaw (Sigmops gracilis) fish species and information / pictures of Slender fangjaw - Sigmops gracilis

Slender fangjaw (Sigmops gracilis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sigmops gracilis

Common Name
Slender fangjaw

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 26 - 30; Vertebrae: 40 - 42. A row of 6 widely separated photophores near dorsal profile of body; OA irregularly arranged; dorsal origin above 4th to 5th anal ray (Ref. 559).

Classification

Classified By
G?nther, 1878
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)
Family
Bristlemouths (Gonostomatidae)

Distribution

Region
Pacific Ocean
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: widely distributed in subarctic to subtropical waters, mainly west of 143?W and north of 15?N. Most abundant in the northwest Pacific between the southern Kuril Islands and Taiwan. South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511).
Range
64°N - 20°N, 109°E - 122°W

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
4389 m
Zone
bathyalpelagic
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 4389 m (Ref. 43939), usually ? - 800 m (Ref. 43939)
Trophic Level
3.29 s.e. 0.33 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
13.3 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 (30 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated