Scalloped ribbonfish (Zu cristatus)

Scientific name: Zu cristatus Bonelli, 1819

Scalloped ribbonfish (Zu cristatus)

The Scalloped ribbonfish (Zu cristatus) is a marine fish of the family Trachipteridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 120-150; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 62 - 69. Young silvery in color with around 6 vertical bars on dorsal part of body and 4 on ventral part; tail with around 6 complete black bars; caudal fin blackish, base of fin pale. Adults silver grey in color but paler ventrally; dorsal fin scarlet; caudal fin reddish black, darker distally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zu cristatus
Family
Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes)
Order
Lampriformes (Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
118
Depth range
90 m (295 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 90 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Angola, South Africa, Madeira, Azores, including the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Bermuda and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Florida, USA and Cuba. Reported off the Guianas. Throughout Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Peru and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (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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