Thinbarbel whiptail (Ventrifossa paxtoni) fish species and information / pictures of Thinbarbel whiptail - Ventrifossa paxtoni

Thinbarbel whiptail (Ventrifossa paxtoni) fish species information

Scientific Name
Ventrifossa paxtoni

Common Name
Thinbarbel whiptail

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2. pelvic fin rays 9-10, fins all black; median nasal streak faint or absent; chin barbel slender, moderately long, 24-35% of head length; outer premaxillary teeth small, scarcely enlarged; darker dorsum not strongly demarcated from paler lateral and ventral parts of trunk and tail; suborbital shelf broad, without anterior constriction, almost entirely black.

Classification

Classified By

Iwamoto & Williams, 1999

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Pacific

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: Australia, New Caledonia, Chesterfield and Bellona Plateau.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

878 m

Depth To - meters

1053 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 878 - 1053 m (Ref. 35909)

Trophic Level

3.83 s.e. 0.54 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

48.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (50 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