Schnakenbeck's searsid (''Sagamichthys schnakenbecki'') is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of fish in the family

Platytroctidae The tubeshoulders are a family, Platytroctidae, of ray-finned fish belonging to the order Alepocephaliformes Alepocephaliformes is an order of ray-finned fish. It was previously classified as the suborder Alepocephaloidei of the order Argenti ...

(tubeshoulders). It was named by

Gerhard Krefft Gerhard Krefft (30 March 1912 - 20 March 1993) was a German ichthyologist and herpetologist.Stehmann & Hulley (1994). Family His father was a neurologist, who "was an enthusiastic collector of living reptiles and amphibians", and his mother was ...

(1912–1993), who named it for his supervisor Werner Schnakenbeck.

Description

Schnakenbeck's searsid has a long and slender body (maximum ), dark in colour, with a short snout. It has 27–32

gill raker Gill rakers in fish are bony or cartilaginous processes that project from the branchial arch (gill arch) and are involved with suspension feeding tiny prey. They are not to be confused with the gill filaments that compose the fleshy part of the ...

s, 7 or 8

branchiostegal rays This glossary of ichthyology is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in ichthyology, the study of fishes. A B C ...

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 The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory ability is achieved via modified epithelial ...

Habitat

Schnakenbeck's searsid is benthopelagic, living in the eastern

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

at depths of .

References

Platytroctidae Fish described in 1953 Taxa named by Gerhard Krefft {{Rayfinned-fish-stub