Sparing (Bathophilus filifer)

Scientific name: Bathophilus filifer Garman, 1899

Sparing (Bathophilus filifer)

The Sparing (Bathophilus filifer) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: southern part of the California Current region to the Gulf of California; also Chile.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17; Vertebrae: 45 - 50

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathophilus filifer
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: southern part of the California Current region to the Gulf of California; also Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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