Pink wormfish (Microdesmus longipinnis)

Scientific name: Microdesmus longipinnis Weymouth, 1910

The Pink wormfish (Microdesmus longipinnis) is a marine fish of the family Microdesmidae.

Biology

Burrows in shallow muddy and sandy bottoms. Postlarvae and early juveniles (to ca 2-2.5 cm SL) may occur in surface plankton to distances of 15 km or more offshore. Subadults and adults occasionally found swimming near the surface at night.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Microdesmus longipinnis
Family
Microdesmidae (Wormfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Depth range
5–10 m (16–33 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 10 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Cayman Islands. Eastern Atlantic: only two specimens known (one extant) from Joal, Senegal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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