Hubb's pearleye (Rosenblattichthys hubbsi)

Scientific name: Rosenblattichthys hubbsi Johnson, 1974

Hubb's pearleye (Rosenblattichthys hubbsi)

The Hubb's pearleye (Rosenblattichthys hubbsi) is a marine fish of the family Scopelarchidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 25; Vertebrae: 49. Color in alcohol: more or less yellow-brown, with intense pigmentation outlining scale pockets; pectoral and pelvic fins covered with small, scattered melanophores; black streak bordering anterior margin of eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rosenblattichthys hubbsi
Family
Scopelarchidae (Pearleyes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.5
Depth range
0–657 m (0–2156 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 657 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in subtropical waters; unknown from the central South Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea. Eastern Central Atlantic: known from only 3 stations, ca 24?N to 2.5?S, none from the Gulf of Guinea, Benguela Current area.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

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

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