Short fin pearleye (Scopelarchus analis)

Scientific name: Scopelarchus analis Brauer, 1902

Short fin pearleye (Scopelarchus analis)

The Short fin pearleye (Scopelarchus analis) is a marine fish of the family Scopelarchidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 26; Vertebrae: 44 - 49. Pigment on body limited to dark stripes dorsal and ventral to lateral line. Branchiostegal rays: 8.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scopelarchus analis
Family
Scopelarchidae (Pearleyes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.6
Depth range
0–820 m (0–2690 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 820 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in warm waters. Eastern Pacific: California Current region off southern California to the Baja California Peninsula. Western Atlantic: Off southeastern USA, the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

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

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