Messmate (Echiodon cryomargarites)

Scientific name: Echiodon cryomargarites Markle, Williams & Olney, 1983

Messmate (Echiodon cryomargarites)

The Messmate (Echiodon cryomargarites) is a marine fish of the family Carapidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 176-180; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 179 - 190. Eel-like, shallow body depth; 1 to several symphyseal fangs on dentary and premaxilla; lacking cardiform teeth, pelvic fins, and swim bladder rocker bone; a patch of ridges posteriorly on the ventral surface of the swim bladder. Precaudal vertebrae 25-29.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Echiodon cryomargarites
Family
Carapidae (Pearlfishes)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
41.0
Depth range
400–1441 m (1312–4728 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 1441 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Widely distributed in the subtropical and temperate waters of the southern hemisphere (off New Zealand, south of Australia, off southern Chile, off Argentina and the Falklands and southern Brazil). Has been recently found at the eastern slope off South Georgia in the Antarctic region.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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