False oblique hatchetfish (Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana)

Scientific name: Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana Borodulina, 1977

False oblique hatchetfish (Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana)

The False oblique hatchetfish (Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Adults with pigment streaks on ventral caudal rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
0–1500 m (0–4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in subtropical and temperate waters of the southern hemisphere. Another (possibly disjunct) population found in the tropical northeast Atlantic. A few specimens from the sub-Antarctic waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

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

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