Black driftfish (Hyperoglyphe bythites)

Scientific name: Hyperoglyphe bythites Ginsburg, 1954

The Black driftfish (Hyperoglyphe bythites) is a marine fish of the family Centrolophidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA, possibly to Brazil.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hyperoglyphe bythites
Family
Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Depth range
403 m (1322 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range ? - 403 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA, possibly to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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