Highlight hatchetfish (Sternoptyx pseudobscura)

Scientific name: Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971

Highlight hatchetfish (Sternoptyx pseudobscura)

The Highlight hatchetfish (Sternoptyx pseudobscura) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 27 - 30. Triangular transparent membrane above anal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sternoptyx pseudobscura
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
0–2000 m (0–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 2000 m, usually 800 - 1200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Widely distributed in the three major oceans. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to South Africa. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada. South China Sea and East China Sea.
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 tmax>3)

Sources

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

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