Multipore searsid (Normichthys operosus)

Species facts

Scientific name

Normichthys operosus

Family

Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)

Order

Osmeriformes (Smelts)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

16.4

Depth range

1000 m (3281 ft)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 1000 m

Climate

Deep-water

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and western part of British Isles to Portugal including Azores Island (northern and western boundaries apparently following the 1,000 m isotherm for 4?C and the southern boundary for 5?C); and from the Canary Islands to Senegal, Gulf of Guinea and Angola.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)