Deepsea jewfish (Glaucosoma buergeri)

Scientific name: Glaucosoma buergeri Richardson, 1845

Deepsea jewfish (Glaucosoma buergeri)

The Deepsea jewfish (Glaucosoma buergeri) is a marine fish of the family Glaucosomatidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. One dark vertical band through eye which may disappear with an increase in size; 11 dorsal fin rays and 9 anal fin rays. Supraclavicle not developed into a bony shield. Peritoneum and gill rakers black; lateral line with 49 to 51 pored scales; juveniles with narrow horizontal bands narrower than interspaces.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Glaucosoma buergeri
Family
Glaucosomatidae (Pearl perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
146 m (479 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 146 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Western Australia from Koks Island, Shark Bay northwards to Cape Talbot; Japan from Kochi Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands southwards and along the north China coast to Taiwan and Viet Nam.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=26; k=0.13)

Sources

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

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