Scientific Name
Bregmaceros atlanticus

Common Name
Antenna codlet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-57; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 60; Vertebrae: 49 - 57. The head is of moderate size; eyes large; snout rounded. The first dorsal fin is well separated from the second dorsal fin. The body is brownish above, silvery below.

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1886

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Codlets (Bregmacerotidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumtropical. Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific.

Distribution

Circumtropical. Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

2.81 s.e. 0.24 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

6.7 cm

Common Length

6.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 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

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)