Paperbones (Luciosudis normani)

Scientific name: Luciosudis normani Fraser-Brunner, 1931

The Paperbones (Luciosudis normani) is a marine fish of the family Notosudidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20. Blackish in color; midventral scale row dull silvery.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Luciosudis normani
Family
Notosudidae (Waryfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.7
Depth range
500–800 m (1640–2625 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 500 - 800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in the temperate and bordering subtropical parts of the southern Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans, subtropical convergence. Larvae found in the western Indian Ocean northward to about 15?S.
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 (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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