Atlantic pearlside (Maurolicus weitzmani) fish species and information / pictures of Atlantic pearlside - Maurolicus weitzmani

Atlantic pearlside (Maurolicus weitzmani) fish species information

Scientific Name
Maurolicus weitzmani

Common Name
Atlantic pearlside

Biology
Vertebrae: 32 - 33. AC photophores 22-26, usually 23-24. Head 29.5-33% SL, eye 9.5-11.5% SL, upper jaw 17-19% SL, maximum body depth at or behind pectoral fin base 22.5-25.5% SL. Stomach and hind portion of intestine not pigmented (Ref. 26775).

Classification

Classified By

Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Marine hatchetfishes (Sternoptychidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Fundy Bay, Canada to Gulf of Mexico. Eastern tropical Atlantic: Along the slope of Africa, between 11?N and 6?S, also at seamounts of Vavilov Ridge. Midwater records are also known the Equatorial Atlantic westward to 45?W.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.1 s.e. 0.16 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

5.2 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (16 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3; fec

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated