Prowfish (Zaprora silenus)

Scientific name: Zaprora silenus Jordan, 1896

Prowfish (Zaprora silenus)

The Prowfish (Zaprora silenus) is a marine fish of the family Zaproridae. In the aquarium it needs water at 0–4°C (32–39°F).

Prowfish care at a glance

Temperature
0–4°C (32–39°F)

Biology

Adults occur near bottom. Young to 7.2 cm are pelagic or bathypelagic, usually associated with jellyfish. Juveniles take shelter under the medusae and are often mistaken for medusafish Icichthys lockingtoni.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zaprora silenus
Family
Zaproridae (Prowfish)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
88.0
Common length
42.9
Depth range
0–675 m (0–2215 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 675 m, usually 0 - 500 m
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and western Kamchatka, Russia to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, Attu Island in the Aleutian chain and San Miguel Island, California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm= 5.1; K= 0.18)

Sources

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

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