Maul's waryfish (Scopelosaurus mauli)

Scientific name: Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976

Maul's waryfish (Scopelosaurus mauli)

The Maul's waryfish (Scopelosaurus mauli) is a marine fish of the family Notosudidae.

Biology

Mesopelagic species. Minimum depth from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scopelosaurus mauli
Family
Notosudidae (Waryfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
0–300 m (0–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 300 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: from about 40?N to the southern Caribbean Sea, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Western Indian and Western Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters.
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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