Biology:Scopelarchus analis
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Short description: Species of fish
| Scopelarchus analis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Scopelarchidae |
| Genus: | Scopelarchus |
| Species: | S. analis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scopelarchus analis (Brauer, 1902)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dissomma anale Brauer, 1902 | |
Scopelarchus analis, the short fin pearleye, is a species of fish that can be found circumglobal in warm waters.[1] It is a member of the Scoperlarchus, a genus of pearleyes.
Size
This species reaches a max length of 12.6 cm (4.96 in).[2]
Biology
It has a unique cylindrical eye that it is directed dorsally. This allows the fish to gain a binocular view of the water column above.[3] The fish also possesses a unique adaptation where it has multiple retinae. The primary retina is located at the base of the cylinder, an accessory retina along the nasal wall, and between the two is a retinal diverticulum.[3]
References
- ↑ Davis, Matthew P. (March 2015). "Evolutionary Relationships of the Deep-Sea Pearleyes (Aulopiformes: Scopelarchidae) and a New Genus of Pearleye from Antarctic Waters" (in en). Copeia 103 (1): 64–71. doi:10.1643/CI-14-139. ISSN 0045-8511. http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1643/CI-14-139.
- ↑ Johnson, Robert Karl (1974). "Five New Species and a New Genus of Alepisauroid Fishes of the Scopelarchidae (Pisces: Myctophiformes)". Copeia 1974 (2): 449–457. doi:10.2307/1442536. ISSN 0045-8511. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1442536.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pointer, Marie A.; Carvalho, Livia S.; Cowing, Jill A.; Bowmaker, James K.; Hunt, David M. (2007-08-15). "The visual pigments of a deep-sea teleost, the pearl eye Scopelarchus analis" (in en). Journal of Experimental Biology 210 (16): 2829–2835. doi:10.1242/jeb.006064. ISSN 1477-9145. https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/210/16/2829/17012/The-visual-pigments-of-a-deep-sea-teleost-the.
Wikidata ☰ Q2335983 entry
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