Christmas Island pike smelt (Lestrolepis pofi)

Scientific name: Lestrolepis pofi Harry, 1953

The Christmas Island pike smelt (Lestrolepis pofi) is a marine fish of the family Paralepididae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Hawaii.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lestrolepis pofi
Family
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.
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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