Scientific Name
Winteria telescopa

Common Name
Binocular fish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Dark blue-black with silvery reflections on head (Ref. 6597).

Classification

Classified By

Brauer, 1901

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Barreleyes or spookfishes (Opisthoproctidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea. Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559), Australia (Ref. 7300), and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Reported from the Hawaiian Archipelago (Ref. 58302). Tropical Indian Ocean.

Range

28°N - 49°S, 52°W - 154°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

400 m

Depth To - meters

2500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 400 - 2500 m (Ref. 6542), usually 500 - 700 m (Ref. 6542)

Trophic Level

3.7 s.e. 0.13 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

15.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (32 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