Leaf searsid (Platytroctes mirus)

Scientific name: Platytroctes mirus Lloyd, 1909

The Leaf searsid (Platytroctes mirus) is a marine fish of the family Platytroctidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, single specimen found in the stomach of cod in Denmark Strait (record questionable). Elsewhere, Persian Gulf and Bay of Bengal.

Biology

Found in oxygen-poor waters at least in Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Platytroctes mirus
Family
Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Depth range
915 m (3002 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 915 - ? m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: single specimen found in the stomach of cod in Denmark Strait (record questionable). Elsewhere, Persian Gulf and Bay of Bengal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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