Scientific Name
Hime curtirostris

Common Name
Shortsnout threadsail

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 42 - 43

Classification

Classified By

Thomson, 1967

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Aulopus (Aulopidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Endemic to Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

135 m

Depth To - meters

180 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 135 - 180 m

Trophic Level

3.91 s.e. 0.63 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

19.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5322 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (14 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated