Triplespine deepwater cardinalfish (Sphyraenops bairdianus)

Scientific name: Sphyraenops bairdianus Poey, 1861

Triplespine deepwater cardinalfish (Sphyraenops bairdianus)

The Triplespine deepwater cardinalfish (Sphyraenops bairdianus) is a marine fish of the family Epigonidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Western Australia. Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez. Northwest Atlantic.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphyraenops bairdianus
Family
Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
200–1750 m (656–5741 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 200 - 1750 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Western Australia. Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez. Northwest Atlantic.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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