Scientific Name
Barathronus maculatus

Common Name
Spotted gelatinous cusk

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 76-78; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 57 - 66. Presence of irregular, brown pigmented areas along both sides.

Classification

Classified By

Shcherbachev, 1976

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Blind cusk eels (Aphyonidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: off northern Madagascar and Japan; also off Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

386 m

Depth To - meters

1525 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 386 - 1525 m

Trophic Level

3.45 s.e. 0.55 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

18.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 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

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated