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Blackflash ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksonensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Trachipterus jacksonensis

Common Name
Blackflash ribbonfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 166-173. Silvery in color except for front of head, interorbital area, dorsal part of upper jaw, and tip of lower jaw which are black (Ref. 2713).

Classification

Classified By

Ramsay, 1881

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes (Lampriformes)

Family

Ribbonfishes (Trachipteridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and Reunion. Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Southwest Atlantic: Brazil and Argentina.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; brackish; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 1000 m (Ref. 9563)

Trophic Level

3.62 s.e. 0.44 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

220 cm

Common Length

200 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5166 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (80 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated