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Dana pearleye (Scopelarchoides danae)
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Dana pearleye (Scopelarchoides danae) specimen
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Scopelarchidae

Dana pearleye

Scopelarchoides danae

Hermaphroditic body structure

  • Cross-climate
  • Subtropical
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small

Dana pearleye is a marine fish of Circumglobal. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 12.3 cm.

Maximum length
12.3 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Circumglobal: In tropical to subtropical waters; except Mediterranean Sea. Eastern Central Atlantic: numerous records within the area, all but one are from stations within the Gulf of Guinea (ca 5°N to 11°S and east of 15°W). Western Indian Ocean: numerous records from the Mozambique Channel and off Xai-Xai, Mozambique (Ref. 6601 ). Western Central Pacific: known only from 2 adult specimens, one collected from near New Caledonia and one from near the Marquesas (Ref. 40783 ). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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