Plaintail whiptail (Hymenocephalus aeger)

Scientific name: Hymenocephalus aeger Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

The Plaintail whiptail (Hymenocephalus aeger) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Western Pacific, the Philippines and Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hymenocephalus aeger
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: the Philippines and Australia.
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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