Snakefish (Trachinocephalus myops)

Scientific name: Trachinocephalus myops Forster, 1801

Snakefish (Trachinocephalus myops)

The Snakefish (Trachinocephalus myops) is a marine fish of the family Synodontidae. Native range: Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate waters with the exception of the eastern Pacific and the northeast Atlantic north of Cape Blanc, Africa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 18. Snout very short; mouth very oblique; body with alternating narrow dark-edged pale blue and yellow stripes; oblique black spot at the upper end of the gill opening. Eye far forward.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachinocephalus myops
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
400 m (1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 400 m, usually 3 - 90 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate waters with the exception of the eastern Pacific and the northeast Atlantic north of Cape Blanc, Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=1.6; tm=2; tmax=7)

Sources

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

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