Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros mcclellandi) fish species and information / pictures of Unicorn cod - Bregmaceros mcclellandi

Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros mcclellandi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Bregmaceros mcclellandi

Common Name
Unicorn cod

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 57-66; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 58 - 69; Vertebrae: 52 - 58. Body is elongate, brownish and with speckling above and silvery below. The cheek and lower head also silver. Single occipital ray long and delicate, extending to near the middle of the second dorsal fin. Pelvic fins are jugular.

Classification

Classified By

Thompson, 1840

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Codlets (Bregmacerotidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: Probably restricted to the area from West India to eastern Thailand. Reports from outside this area are most likely misidentifications. However, larval occurrence is wide in the tropics.

Range

40°N - 30°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

2000 m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 2000 m

Trophic Level

3.3 s.e. 0.42 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

9.6 cm

Common Length

7.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming tm=1)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated