Shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi) fish species and information / pictures of Shortnose greeneye - Chlorophthalmus agassizi

Shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chlorophthalmus agassizi

Common Name
Shortnose greeneye

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Body slightly compressed. The head is small; eyes large, diameter greater than snout length. Color is yellow-fawn, with irregular oblique brown blotches on the sides. The operculum is silver-black; anus and gill cavity black; belly stippled black; caudal fin base and inner ventral fin rays black.

Classification

Classified By

Bonaparte, 1840

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Greeneyes (Chlorophthalmidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal in temperate and tropical regions. Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Circumglobal in temperate and tropical regions. Eastern Atlantic: Spain to at least 19?S, including the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America (Ref. 7251). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).

Range

45°N - 19°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

5 °C

Water Temperature To

13 °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; bathydemersal; depth range 50 - 1000 m (Ref. 6688)

Trophic Level

3.66 s.e. 0.42 Based on diet studies.

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

40.0 cm

Common Length

20.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=3-4)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated