Evermannella balbo
No common name
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Aulopiformes
Evermannellidae (Sabretooth Fish)
Evermannella
Evermannella balbo
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Color in alcohol varies from light to dark brown; with numerous melanophores on body and head (Ref. 4058).
Distribution
Worldwide in warm-temperate to tropical oceans.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 100-1000 m.
Biology
To 17 cm.
Oceanic and mesopelagic, most adults found between 400-1,000 m (Ref. 4478). Feeds on midwater fishes (Ref. 4763).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-05-12.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Johnson, R.K. (1986) Evermannellidae. p. 278-280. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Johnson, R.K. (1990) Evermannellidae. p. 390-392. 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. 1.
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