Slender frostfish (Benthodesmus tenuis)

Scientific name: Benthodesmus tenuis G?nther, 1877

Slender frostfish (Benthodesmus tenuis)

The Slender frostfish (Benthodesmus tenuis) is a marine fish of the family Trichiuridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 38 - 42; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-89; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 69 - 76; Vertebrae: 122 - 132. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Benthodesmus tenuis
Family
Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
230
Common length
50.0
Depth range
200–850 m (656–2789 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 200 - 850 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada, off Cape Hatteras, Gulf of Mexico, Suriname and southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea to Angola. Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa. Western Pacific: Emperor Seamounts, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Viet Nam, and the Sulu Sea. Indian Ocean: south of Java, Indonesia. Reported from British Columbia, Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Sources

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

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