Spangleside neoscopelid (Neoscopelus porosus)

Scientific name: Neoscopelus porosus Arai, 1969

Spangleside neoscopelid (Neoscopelus porosus)

The Spangleside neoscopelid (Neoscopelus porosus) is a marine fish of the family Neoscopelidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, western Australia and Japan. South China Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neoscopelus porosus
Family
Neoscopelidae (Blackchins)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.3
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: western Australia and Japan. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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