Staring pearleye (Scopelarchus guentheri)

Scientific name: Scopelarchus guentheri Alcock, 1896

Staring pearleye (Scopelarchus guentheri)

The Staring pearleye (Scopelarchus guentheri) is a marine fish of the family Scopelarchidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 29; Vertebrae: 46 - 51. Pigment on body limited to dark stripes dorsal and ventral to lateral line. Branchiostegal rays: 8.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scopelarchus guentheri
Family
Scopelarchidae (Pearleyes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Depth range
0–4000 m (0–13123 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 4000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: mainly in tropical areas, widespread in the eastern Atlantic with records from ca. 7?N to 23?S, but unknown from the Gulf of Guinea/Benguela Current. Indo-Pacific: in tropical and subtropical areas. Eastern Pacific: in the California Current region off southern California and Baja California peninsula; off Chile. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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