Ebeling's fangjaw (Sigmops ebelingi)

Scientific name: Sigmops ebelingi Grey, 1960

The Ebeling's fangjaw (Sigmops ebelingi) is a marine fish of the family Gonostomatidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: well offshore from California and Baja California.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 26 - 29; Vertebrae: 43 - 46. Distinct from closely related species in having a much greater distance between ventral and anal fins, a correspondingly larger number of photophores in the ventral and lateral series.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sigmops ebelingi
Family
Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.7
Depth range
0–2105 m (0–6906 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2105 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: well offshore from California and Baja California.
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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