Smooth oreo dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus)

Scientific name: Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906

Smooth oreo dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus)

The Smooth oreo dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus) is a marine fish of the family Oreosomatidae.

Biology

Inhabit continental slopes of all southern continents. Adults found near the bottom; juveniles near the surface, usually in association with krill. Feed mainly on salps. Eggs float near the sea surface and larvae also inhabit surface waters. There is no vertical migration during the day or night.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudocyttus maculatus
Family
Oreosomatidae (Oreos)
Order
Zeiformes (Dories)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
68.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
400–1500 m (1312–4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous; depth range 400 - 1500 m, usually 900 - 1100 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: off Suriname, off Uruguay to Argentina and the Falklands. Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa, including the northern part of Walvis Ridge. South Pacific: off southern Chile, Bellingshausen and Australian-Antarctic Basin to New Zealand, New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia and the Kerguelen Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.07; tmax=100; tm=31; Fec=6,000)

Sources

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

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