Midwater eelpout (Melanostigma pammelas)

Scientific name: Melanostigma pammelas Gilbert, 1896

Midwater eelpout (Melanostigma pammelas)

The Midwater eelpout (Melanostigma pammelas) is a marine fish of the family Zoarcidae. Native range: Northeast Pacific, Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada to central Mexico. Records from Alaska are erroneous.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 84-88; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 69 - 75. Variable in color, black on head and abdomen, brownish elsewhere. Living color sometimes silvery blue.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanostigma pammelas
Family
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
699 m (2293 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 699 - ? m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northeast Pacific: Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada to central Mexico. Records from Alaska are erroneous.
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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