Constellationfish (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus)

Scientific name: Valenciennellus tripunctulatus Esmark, 1871

Constellationfish (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus)

The Constellationfish (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae.

Biology

Oceanic and mesopelagic, with marked stratification of size with depth. Generally non-migrant or only short diel vertical migrations. A selective daytime feeder on copepods (mainly Pleuromamma and ostracods, Conchoecia). Also.

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Species facts

Scientific name
Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.1
Depth range
100–1000 m (328–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 100 - 1000 m, usually 200 - 400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Worldwide in tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: scattered records in Iceland, Ireland, Mediterranean Sea, also from Portugal southward to Namibia. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Eastern Pacific: California Current region. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=1; tm

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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