Scientific Name
Holtbyrnia laticauda

Common Name
Tusked tubeshoulder

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 19-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17

Classification

Classified By

Sazonov, 1976

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Tubeshoulders (Platytroctidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: South Africa: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to New Zealand.

Range

31°S - 46°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1140 m

Depth To - meters

1630 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1140 - 1630 m

Trophic Level

3.27 s.e. 0.39 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

30.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (18 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated