ANIMAL SPECIES:A manefish, Caristius sp
Manefishes typically have a flabby compressed body and a high dorsal fin. They have short steep snouts and large eyes. The long pelvic fins fold down into a shallow groove. These fishes are pinkish brown to black with black fins.
Identification
Manefishes typically have a flabby compressed body and a high dorsal fin. They have short steep snouts and large eyes. The long pelvic fins fold down into a shallow groove.
These fishes are pinkish brown to black with black fins.
The manefishes (family Caristiidae) are in need of taxonomic revision. The family is currently believed to contain two genera and at least four species.
C. groenlandicus and C. macropus probably occur in Australian waters, along with one potentially undescribed species.
Size range
Manefishes grow to about 60 cm in length.Distribution
Manefishes occur in temperate marine waters of all oceans except the north-eastern Pacific.
Habitat
Juveniles are found in epipelagic and mesopelagic depths. Adults occur in mesopelagic and bathypelagic depths.
Classification
- Genus:
- Caristius
- Family:
- Caristiidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Paxton, J.R. 2001. Caristiidae. in Carpenter, K.E. & V.H. Niem (Eds). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). FAO, Rome. Pp. iii-iv, 2791-3379.
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