Snubnose blacksmelt (Bathylagoides wesethi) fish species and information / pictures of Snubnose blacksmelt - Bathylagoides wesethi

Snubnose blacksmelt (Bathylagoides wesethi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Bathylagoides wesethi

Common Name
Snubnose blacksmelt

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 17; Vertebrae: 43 - 47. Slender body, narrowed toward the end of caudal peduncle. Maximum depth slightly behind the pectoral fin base. Caudal peduncle short and narrow. Pectorals short, far from reaching origin of dorsal fin. Radial pattern of operculum present. Few gill rakers on the inner surface of epibranchial of first gill arch (Ref. 33679).

Classification

Classified By

Bolin, 1938

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Deep-sea smelts (Bathylagidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: California Current region from Oregon, USA to southern Baja California.

Range

45°N - 21°N, 126°W - 109°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 500 m (Ref. 51600)

Trophic Level

3.22 s.e. 0.42 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

11.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 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