Stout beardfish (Polymixia nobilis)

Scientific name: Polymixia nobilis Lowe, 1838

Stout beardfish (Polymixia nobilis)

The Stout beardfish (Polymixia nobilis) is a marine fish of the family Polymixiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 5; Dorsal soft rays: 34-37; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 29. Dark brownish grey in color, silvery below; black blotch on distal part of anterior dorsal rays. Snout blunt, rounded, adipose. Hyoid barbels present.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polymixia nobilis
Family
Polymixiidae (Beardfishes)
Order
Polymixiiformes (Beardfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
48.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
100–770 m (328–2526 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 770 m, usually 360 - 540 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and St. Helena Islands. Western Atlantic: West Indies, Saba Bank, Leeward Islands, off northern coast of Cuba and west of the Bahamas. Reported to occur in the northern coast of South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

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

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