Fireline swallower

Pseudoscopelus scriptus

Chiasmodontid Fish in the Niger Basin

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Elongated
Medium

Fireline swallower is a marine fish of Western Atlantic, United States to Brazil, continental shelf. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 15.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genus: Pseudoscopelus
Maximum length: 15.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic, United States to Brazil, continental shelf and Islands of the Caribbean in the west to Central Atlantic. A tentative identification of a juvenile from off Nigeria (5º56’ N, 4º03’ E) extends the species range to the Eastern Atlantic.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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