Schnakenbeck's searsid explained

Schnakenbeck's searsid (Sagamichthys schnakenbecki) is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders).^{[1] [2]}

It was named by Gerhard Krefft (1912–1993), who named it for his supervisor Werner Schnakenbeck.^{[3] [4]}

Description

Schnakenbeck's searsid has a long and slender body (maximum), 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.^{[5] [6]}

Habitat

Schnakenbeck's searsid is benthopelagic, living in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at depths of .^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schnakenbeck's searsid - Sagamichthys schnakenbecki - (Krefft, 1953). eunis.eea.europa.eu.
2. Book: Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United. Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. August 1, 2020. Food & Agriculture Org.. 9789251330944. Google Books.
3. Gerhard Krefft, 30 March 1912-20 March 1993. Stehmann, Matthias. Hulley, P. Alexander. 1994. Copeia. 1994. 2. 558–564. 1447019. JSTOR.
4. Web site: Sagamichthys schnakenbecki - Schnakenbecks Searsid . Discover Life . 2022-08-25.
5. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sagamichthys schnakenbecki (Krefft, 1953). www.marinespecies.org.
6. Web site: Marine Species Identification Portal : Schnakenbeck's searsid - Sagamichthys schnakenbecki. species-identification.org.
7. Web site: Sagamichthys schnakenbecki, Schnakenbeck's searsid. www.fishbase.se.
8. Web site: Sagamichthys schnakenbecki (Krefft, 1953). www.gbif.org.
9. Book: Smiths' Sea Fishes. Margaret M.. Smith. Phillip C.. Heemstra. December 6, 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783642828584. Google Books.
10. Book: Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. Brian W.. Coad. James D.. Reist. January 1, 2018. University of Toronto Press. 9781442647107. Google Books.