Ribbon sawtail fish (Idiacanthus fasciola) fish species and information / pictures of Ribbon sawtail fish - Idiacanthus fasciola

Ribbon sawtail fish (Idiacanthus fasciola) fish species information

Scientific Name
Idiacanthus fasciola

Common Name
Ribbon sawtail fish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-72; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 39 - 46. Pelvic fins of females with 6 soft rays, absent in males (Ref. 6600). No true gill rakers (Ref. 27363). Dark brown or pale in male and black or dark brownish black in female (Ref. 37473).

Classification

Classified By

Peters, 1877

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Barbeled dragonfishes (Stomiidae)

Distribution

Region

North Atlantic

Distribution

North Atlantic: north of 10?N. South Atlantic: southern tip of Africa. Also recorded from the Patagonian region of Argentina (Ref. 27363). Indo-Pacific: across the Indian Ocean north of about 23?S to west and central Pacific between 27?N and 23?S. South China Sea and water near Taiwan Province (Ref.74511).

Range

40°N - 54°S, 85°W - 150°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

2000 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

3.92 s.e. 0.67 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

48.9 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

Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated