Galathea assfish (Bassozetus galatheae)

Scientific name: Bassozetus galatheae Nielsen & Merrett, 2000

The Galathea assfish (Bassozetus galatheae) is a marine fish of the family Ophidiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, from off Kenya to Fiji.

Biology

This species is distinguished by the following characters: body elongate, tapering caudally, scales on head and body rather small with 25-35 oblique scale rows, snout rather pointed, mouth terminal, a single basibranchial tooth patch with a slight constriction centrally and a v-shaped vomer, sagittal otolith large with a small sulcus and no ostial channel, dorsal fin-rays 132-142, anal fin-rays 108-114, pectoral fin-rays 26-29, ventral fin-rays not reaching anus, total number of vertebrae 71-76, long gill rakers on anterior arch 14-17.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bassozetus galatheae
Family
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
55.5
Depth range
1680–1800 m (5512–5906 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1680 - 1800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: from off Kenya to Fiji.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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