Dwarf Whiptail
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps
- Usual depth775–1,530 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 775–1,530 m · Deepest record: 1,815 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dwarf Whiptail
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 矮頭短吻長尾鱈, 矮頭短吻鼠尾鱈, 鱈魚
Other scientific names: Lionurus pumiliceps, Macrourus pumiliceps, Macruroplus pumiliceps, Macrurus pumiliceps
Similar species
- Giant grenadier
Albatrossia pectoralis
- Victory Whiptail
Asthenomacrurus victoris
- Spearnose Whiptail
Coelorinchus acutirostris
- Silver whiptail
Coelorinchus argentatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 143 open-data records from 1964 to 2011.
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