Threadfin smooth-head (Talismania mekistonema)

Scientific name: Talismania mekistonema Sulak, 1975

The Threadfin smooth-head (Talismania mekistonema) is a marine fish of the family Alepocephalidae.

Biology

Benthic to benthopelagic. Found on the continental slope.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Talismania mekistonema
Family
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.7
Depth range
600–1500 m (1969–4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 600 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off Azores Island, and from Western Sahara south to Angola. Elsewhere, tropical western Atlantic and Indian Ocean off Saya-de-Malha Bank and Broken Ridge. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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