Bregmaceros atlanticus
Antenna Codlet
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Gadiformes (Cod, Hakes and others)
Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Bregmaceros
Bregmaceros atlanticus (Antenna Codlet)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. 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. Striking features: striking fins.
Distribution
Tropical to subtropical Atlantic.
Habitat Associations
Marine. pelagic-oceanic.
Biology
To 5 cm.
Generally oceanic. Feed on zooplankton and phytoplankton, especially crustaceans (Ref. 6735). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 6735).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2009-02-04.
References
Smith, M.M. (1986) Bregmacerotidae. p. 329-330. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cohen, D.M. (1990) Bregmacerotidae. p. 524-525. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
Cohen, D.M. (1986) Bregmacerotidae. p. 711-712. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Volume 2. Unesco, Paris.
Bernardes, R.Á. and C.L.D.B. Rossi-Wongtschowski (2000) Length-weight relationship of small pelagic fish species of the southeast and south Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone. Naga, ICLARM Q. 23(4):30-32.
Filiz, H., S. Can Akçinar, E. Ulutürk, B. Bayhan, E. Taşkavak, T.M. Sever, G. Bilge and E. Irmak (2007) New records of Bregmaceros atlanticus (Bregmacerotidae), Echiodon dentatus (Carapidae) and Nemichthys scolopaceus (Nemichthyidae) from the Aegean Sea. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 37(2):107-112.
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