Shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi)

Scientific name: Chlorophthalmus agassizi Bonaparte, 1840

Shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi)

The Shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Chlorophthalmidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 5–13°C (41–55°F).

Shortnose greeneye care at a glance

Temperature
5–13°C (41–55°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Body slightly compressed. The head is small; eyes large, diameter greater than snout length. Color is yellow-fawn, with irregular oblique brown blotches on the sides. The operculum is silver-black; anus and gill cavity black; belly stippled black; caudal fin base and inner ventral fin rays black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chlorophthalmus agassizi
Family
Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
50–1000 m (164–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; bathydemersal; depth range 50 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in temperate and tropical regions. Eastern Atlantic: Spain to at least 19?S, including the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=3-4)

Sources

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

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