Banded yellowfish (Centriscops humerosus)

Scientific name: Centriscops humerosus Richardson, 1846

Banded yellowfish (Centriscops humerosus)

The Banded yellowfish (Centriscops humerosus) is a marine fish of the family Centriscidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21. Orange in color with 6 oblique dark red to blue bands. Four well-developed plates on body in a line behind eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centriscops humerosus
Family
Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
35–1000 m (115–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 35 - 1000 m, usually 400 - 750 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in southern temperate waters. Southeast Atlantic: South Africa, from Cape Columbine to False Bay; also reported from Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina. Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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