Little wolf (Astronesthes lupina)

Scientific name: Astronesthes lupina Whitley, 1941

The Little wolf (Astronesthes lupina) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Endemic to Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Astronesthes lupina
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
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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