Brilliant pearlside (Argyripnus iridescens)

Scientific name: Argyripnus iridescens McCulloch, 1926

Brilliant pearlside (Argyripnus iridescens)

The Brilliant pearlside (Argyripnus iridescens) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific.

Species facts

Scientific name
Argyripnus iridescens
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific.
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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