Blackfin waryfish
📖 Overview
Adults found between 500-800 m depth while the oceanic young stages between 70-200 m . Bathypelagic . The young feeds mainly on copepods while the large ones on euphausiids, hyperiids and mesopelagic fishes. Adults undertake far-ranging feeding migrations (outside the spawning season) to the slope areas of Europe, North America and West Africa. Spawning probably occurs in midwater far offshore, with a concentration in the Sargasso Sea .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19; Vertebrae: 59 - 61. : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackfin waryfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blackfin waryfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blackfin waryfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 70 - 2500 m . Deep-water; 71°N - 18°S, 81°W - 15°E North Atlantic: subarctic region to the subtropical latitudes.
🌿 Ecology
copepods while the large ones on euphausiids, hyperiids and mesopelagic fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blackfin waryfish · Waryfish |
| 🌍CES | štíhluška tmavoploutvá |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Øglesmelt |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | mustaeväliskosilmä |
| 🇫🇷French | Guetteur à nageoire noire |
| 🌍ISL | Uggi |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Многотычинковый скопелозавр |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notosudis lepida | Krefft & Maul | 1955 | Synonym |
| Scopelosarus lepidus | Krefft & Maul | 1955 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 43 records indexed .
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