Scientific Name
Persparsia kopua

Common Name
Spangled tubeshoulder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14

Classification

Classified By

Phillipps, 1942

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Tubeshoulders (Platytroctidae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific

Distribution

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: circumglobal in the southern hemisphere excluding South America.

Range

30°S - 50°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

700 m

Depth To - meters

1500 m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 700 - 1500 m (Ref. 44037)

Trophic Level

3.19 s.e. 0.38 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

14.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated