Silver eye (Polymixia japonica)

Scientific name: Polymixia japonica G?nther, 1877

Silver eye (Polymixia japonica)

The Silver eye (Polymixia japonica) is a marine fish of the family Polymixiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Sagami Bay, Japan to the East China Sea; Chesterfield Islands. Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-35; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 13 - 17; Vertebrae: 29

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polymixia japonica
Family
Polymixiidae (Beardfishes)
Order
Polymixiiformes (Beardfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
160–628 m (525–2060 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 160 - 628 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Sagami Bay, Japan to the East China Sea; Chesterfield Islands. Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

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

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