Schnakenbeck's searsid
Species of fish
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Schnakenbeck's searsid (Sagamichthys schnakenbecki) is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders).[3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Sagamichthys |
| Species: | S. schnakenbecki |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagamichthys schnakenbecki (Krefft, 1953) | |
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It was named by Gerhard Krefft (1912–1993), who named it for his supervisor Werner Schnakenbeck.[5][6]
Description
Schnakenbeck's searsid has a long and slender body (maximum 27 cm (11 in)), dark in colour, with a short snout. It has 27–32 gill rakers, 7 or 8 branchiostegal rays and 9–11 pyloric caeca. The dorsal fin is far back, the pelvic fins behind the midpoint and the anal fin further back. It has photophores and a lateral line.[7][8]
Habitat
Schnakenbeck's searsid is benthopelagic, living in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at depths of 365–850 m (1,198–2,789 ft).[9][10][11][12]
