Gelatinous Blindfish
Aphyonus gelatinosus
- Usual depth1,122–2,135 m
- Water temperature16–26 °C
- Best monthsJuly and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Aphyonus gelatinosus also known as the gelatinous blindfish is a species of blind cusk eel found in eastern Atlantic Ocean from Azores and Canary Islands; western Indian Ocean in Natal, South Africa and southwest Pacific Ocean known in Australia only from the type locality, off Cape York, Queensland. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Aphyonus gelatinosus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1,122–2,135 m · Deepest record: 3,027.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gelatinous Blindfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kon-nyakuokumeuo, コンニャクオクメウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 澳洲膠胎鳚, 澳洲裸鼬魚, 膠胎鳚, 裸鼬魚
Other scientific names: Aphyonus mollis
Similar species
- Slimy Cusk
Brosmophyciops pautzkei
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 52 open-data records from 1964 to 2004.
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