Bigfin pearleye (Scopelarchus michaelsarsi)

Scientific name: Scopelarchus michaelsarsi Koefoed, 1955

Bigfin pearleye (Scopelarchus michaelsarsi)

The Bigfin pearleye (Scopelarchus michaelsarsi) is a marine fish of the family Scopelarchidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Medial face of pectorals with dense black pigment.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scopelarchus michaelsarsi
Family
Scopelarchidae (Pearleyes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.2
Depth range
256–500 m (840–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 256 - 500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters; widespread between 30?N to 0? in the eastern Atlantic, unknown from the Gulf of Guinea/Benguela Current area. Does not occur in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Pacific east of 150?W.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

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

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