Scientific Name
Echiodon anchipterus

Common Name
Closefin pearlfish

Biology
Diagnosis: Pectoral fin rays 15 - 16; total nasal lamellae 22 (Ref. 10698).

Classification

Classified By

Williams, 1984

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Pearlfishes (Carapidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: Japan. Western Central Pacific: Philippines (Ref. 10698). Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 75154).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

79 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 79 m (Ref. 5275)

Trophic Level

3.7 s.e. 0.63 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

17.2 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 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

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated