Longray fangjaw (Bonapartia pedaliota)

Scientific name: Bonapartia pedaliota Goode & Bean, 1896

Longray fangjaw (Bonapartia pedaliota)

The Longray fangjaw (Bonapartia pedaliota) is a marine fish of the family Gonostomatidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 31. Silvery operculum and peritoneum; tail translucent ventrally; dorsal and caudal rays pigmented. Single row of body photophores.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bonapartia pedaliota
Family
Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Depth range
100–1200 m (328–3937 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 1200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Rockall Trough, rare north of Gulf of Cadiz, Spain; Canary Islands to Gulf of Guinea. Western Atlantic: in tropical waters. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Indian Ocean: in tropical waters.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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