Scientific Name
Scopelosaurus harryi

Common Name
Scaly paperbone

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19; Vertebrae: 58 - 61. Adipose fin small (Ref. 6885). Dark on head, body and fins; peritoneum, gills, and mouth cavity black (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 10 (Ref. 35934).

Classification

Classified By

Mead, 1953

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Waryfishes (Notosudidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: off Japan, throughout the California Current region (Ref. 35934) to the Aleutian Islands (Ref. 265); including Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea (Ref. 43939).

Range

60°N - 20°N, 121°E - 110°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1500 m (Ref. 50550), usually 200 - 800 m (Ref. 43939)

Trophic Level

3.08 s.e. 0.26 Based on diet studies.

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

32.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated