Blackflash ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksonensis)

Scientific name: Trachipterus jacksonensis Ramsay, 1881

Blackflash ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksonensis)

The Blackflash ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksonensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Trachipteridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 166-173. Silvery in color except for front of head, interorbital area, dorsal part of upper jaw, and tip of lower jaw which are black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachipterus jacksonensis
Family
Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes)
Order
Lampriformes (Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
220
Common length
200
Depth range
1000 m (3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and Reunion. Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Southwest Atlantic: Brazil and Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 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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