Scientific Name
Scopelarchoides kreffti

Common Name
Twin-striped pearleye

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Vertebrae: 55. This species is distinguished from all other species of the family by the following characters: pectoral fin distinctly shorter than the pelvic fin; pelvic-fin origin anterior to a vertical through the first dorsal-fin origin; lingual teeth found over the basihyal and the first basibranchial; lateral-line scales 58 or 59; pigment stripes along the lateral line (Ref. 75653).

Classification

Classified By

Johnson, 1972

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Pearleyes (Scopelarchidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Atlantic, Argentine basin and Southwest Pacific, off southern Tasmania.

Distribution

Southwest Atlantic, Argentine basin and Southwest Pacific, off southern Tasmania.

Range

Unknown

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. 58018)

Trophic Level

4.44 s.e. 0.76 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

19.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5313 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated