Violet warehou (Schedophilus velaini) fish species and information / pictures of Violet warehou - Schedophilus velaini

Violet warehou (Schedophilus velaini) fish species information

Scientific Name
Schedophilus velaini

Common Name
Violet warehou

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-29; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20. Dark green dorsally, silvery laterally and ventrally; juveniles mottled (Ref. 11228).

Classification

Classified By
Sauvage, 1879
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Medusafishes (Centrolophidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Atlantic
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 2683), St. Helena, Vema Seamount, Tristan da Cunha and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Lord Howe Island), New Zealand (Ref. 5755) and Rapa Island. Southeast Pacific: Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Islands.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
40 m
Depth To - meters
500 m
Zone
bathyalpelagic
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 40 - 500 m (Ref. 27121)
Trophic Level
4.15 s.e. 0.57 Based on food items.
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
100.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (61 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated