Balbo sabretooth (Evermannella balbo)

Scientific name: Evermannella balbo Risso, 1820

Balbo sabretooth (Evermannella balbo)

The Balbo sabretooth (Evermannella balbo) is a marine fish of the family Evermannellidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 37. Color in alcohol varies from light to dark brown; with numerous melanophores on body and head.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Evermannella balbo
Family
Evermannellidae (Sabertooth fishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.9
Depth range
100–1000 m (328–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 100 - 1000 m, usually 400 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Azores to Congo, and from Namibia to South Africa including the Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Chile. Presumed circumglobal in the southern transition region. Southwestern Atlantic: Braziland Argentine.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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