Bighead searsid (Holtbyrnia anomala)

Scientific name: Holtbyrnia anomala Krefft, 1980

Bighead searsid (Holtbyrnia anomala)

The Bighead searsid (Holtbyrnia anomala) is a marine fish of the family Platytroctidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, west of Iceland to off south-western tip of Ireland, Mauritania, Senegal and Namibia. Elsewhere, tropical and subtropical western Atlantic.

Biology

Mesopelagic, but mostly bathypelagic to benthopelagic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Holtbyrnia anomala
Family
Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
700–2700 m (2297–8858 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 700 - 2700 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: west of Iceland to off south-western tip of Ireland, Mauritania, Senegal and Namibia. Elsewhere, tropical and subtropical western Atlantic.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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