Brock's bristle-mouth fish (Argyripnus brocki)

Scientific name: Argyripnus brocki Struhsaker, 1973

The Brock's bristle-mouth fish (Argyripnus brocki) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Hawaiian Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Argyripnus brocki
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.9
Depth range
180–380 m (591–1247 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 180 - 380 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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