Longwing spinyfin (Diretmoides pauciradiatus) fish species and information / pictures of Longwing spinyfin - Diretmoides pauciradiatus

Longwing spinyfin (Diretmoides pauciradiatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Diretmoides pauciradiatus

Common Name
Longwing spinyfin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Tip of pelvic fin not reaching origin of anal fin (Ref. 13608).

Classification

Classified By

Woods, 1973

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Sawbellies (Beryciformes)

Family

Spinyfins (Diretmidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Guinea Bissau to Angola (Ref. 6536). Western Atlantic: eastern Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and northern Brazil. Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Madagascar, and Western Australia. Pacific: Indonesia, South China Sea, and Kyushu-Palau Ridge (Moore, pers. comm.).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

600 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 600 m (Ref. 9927)

Trophic Level

3.47 s.e. 0.47 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

37.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.8125 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of potential interest

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated