Scientific Name
Bregmaceros cantori

Common Name
Striped codlet

Biology
Neritic (Ref. 46075). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 6735).

Classification

Classified By

Milliken & Houde, 1984

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Codlets (Bregmacerotidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Cariaco Trench, Venezuela, Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil (Ref. 47377).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

450 m

Depth To - meters

475 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 450 - 475 m (Ref. 34847)

Trophic Level

3.14 s.e. 0.33 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

5.7 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 (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated