Rosy dory (Cyttopsis rosea) fish species and information / pictures of Rosy dory - Cyttopsis rosea

Rosy dory (Cyttopsis rosea) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyttopsis rosea

Common Name
Rosy dory

Biology
Dorsal spines : 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays : 28-30; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 29 - 30. Rosy pink and silvery in color; pelvic fins reddish with black membranes. Mouth large, oblique, highly protrusible; anteriorly directing spine in a series on supraorbital; pelvic fin spine soft, flexible; pelvic fin soft rays long, the longest reaching 5th anal ray when depressed; 1st anal spine large and immovable, 2nd one small and moveable.

Classification

Classified By

Lowe, 1843

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Dories (Zeiformes)

Family

Parazen (Parazenidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Canada to southeastern USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to western Caribbean ; northern coast of South America. Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay round the South African coast to Natal. Indian Ocean: Somalia and off the south-west coast of India. Western Pacific: off Japan, eastern Australia and New Zealand.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

150 m

Depth To - meters

730 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 150 - 730 m , usually 330 - 690 m

Trophic Level

4.01 s.e. 0.66 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

31.0 cm

Common Length

25.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.8125 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated