Brown driftfish (Ariomma melanum)

Scientific name: Ariomma melanum Ginsburg, 1954

Brown driftfish (Ariomma melanum)

The Brown driftfish (Ariomma melanum) is a marine fish of the family Ariommatidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. Live specimens dark with a silver cast.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ariomma melanum
Family
Ariommatidae (Ariommatids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
180–600 m (591–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 180 - 600 m, usually 180 - 550 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola; possibly straying to southern Africa. Western Atlantic: New York and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Panama, [extending to the northern coast of South America according to ], up to Uruguay. Not occurring in the West Indies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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