Krefft's smooth-head (Herwigia kreffti)

Scientific name: Herwigia kreffti Nielsen & Larsen, 1970

Krefft's smooth-head (Herwigia kreffti)

The Krefft's smooth-head (Herwigia kreffti) is a marine fish of the family Bathylaconidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 15-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Herwigia kreffti
Family
Bathylaconidae (Bathylaconids)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
1000–3200 m (3281–10499 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1000 - 3200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: scattered records from 53?N south to Azores, then from Morocco southward to Namibia. Eastern Pacific: off Hawaii. Indo-West Pacific: including Australia and New Zealand. Elsewhere, Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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