Schnakenbeck's searsid (Sagamichthys schnakenbecki) is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders).[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Sagamichthys |
| Species: | S. schnakenbecki
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| 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 edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ Academy), Tomio Iwamoto (Cal (July 15, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sagamichthys schnakenbecki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sagamichthys schnakenbecki (Krefft, 1953)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Schnakenbeck's searsid - Sagamichthys schnakenbecki - (Krefft, 1953)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
- ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 1, 2020). Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251330944 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stehmann, Matthias; Hulley, P. Alexander (1994). "Gerhard Krefft, 30 March 1912-20 March 1993". Copeia. 1994 (2): 558–564. JSTOR 1447019 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "Sagamichthys schnakenbecki - Schnakenbecks Searsid". Discover Life. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sagamichthys schnakenbecki (Krefft, 1953)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Schnakenbeck's searsid - Sagamichthys schnakenbecki". species-identification.org.
- ^ "Sagamichthys schnakenbecki, Schnakenbeck's searsid". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ "Sagamichthys schnakenbecki (Krefft, 1953)". www.gbif.org.
- ^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584 – via Google Books.
- ^ Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
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