Scientific Name
Sagamichthys abei

Common Name
Shining tubeshoulder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 50 - 52. Branchiostegal rays: 8.

Classification

Classified By

Parr, 1953

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Tubeshoulders (Platytroctidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (52?N) to Baja California (27?N), and from Peru (16?S) to Chile (39?S). Also from the southeast Pacific (Ref. 2850).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

37 m

Depth To - meters

1500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 37 - 1500 m (Ref. 50610)

Trophic Level

3.1 s.e. 0.30 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

33.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)