Southern driftfish (Pseudoicichthys australis)

Scientific name: Pseudoicichthys australis Haedrich, 1966

The Southern driftfish (Pseudoicichthys australis) is a marine fish of the family Centrolophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-44; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 29. Pelvic fin very small with fleshy peduncle. Caudal fin weakly forked. Uniformly brown to blackish. Tips of each fin and gill membrane tinged with black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudoicichthys australis
Family
Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
81.0
Depth range
0–2000 m (0–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 2000 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania. Pacific and Atlantic: New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Southern Ocean: South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, and the Kerguelen Islands. Juveniles found both north and south of the Antarctic Convergence and are probably circumpolar between 50?-60?S.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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