Tapertail ribbonfish (Trachipterus fukuzakii)

Scientific name: Trachipterus fukuzakii Fitch, 1964

Tapertail ribbonfish (Trachipterus fukuzakii)

The Tapertail ribbonfish (Trachipterus fukuzakii) is a marine fish of the family Trachipteridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Alamitos Bay in southern California, USA to Chile.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 153-174; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 69 - 72

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachipterus fukuzakii
Family
Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes)
Order
Lampriformes (Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
143
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Alamitos Bay in southern California, USA to Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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