Streamer fish (Agrostichthys parkeri)

Scientific name: Agrostichthys parkeri Benham, 1904

Streamer fish (Agrostichthys parkeri)

The Streamer fish (Agrostichthys parkeri) is a marine fish of the family Regalecidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic. Eastern Indian Ocean, Tasmania, Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 2 - 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Body silvery in color. Dorsal fin rose-colored and with more than 400 soft rays. Opercular bones well-developed. Small, protrusible mouth, without visible teeth; premaxilla extending forward along dorsal profile of head; axis of maxilla oblique. Skin of fragmented body naked, studded with numerous hard tubercles. Lateral line runs along sides consisting of a chain of oblong plates to form a continuous tube.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Agrostichthys parkeri
Family
Regalecidae (Oarfishes)
Order
Lampriformes (Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
300
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic. Eastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania, Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
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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