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Amarsipus carlsbergi

Fish

Amarsipus carlsbergi, known as the amarsipa, is a small, slender fish and the sole species in the family Amarsipidae and genus Amarsipus, placed in the order Scombriformes though its exact relationships to related fish lineages remain uncertain. It reaches a standard length of about 21.2 centimeters and lives in the equatorial parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans at depths of 30 to 130 meters, a specialized mid-water deep-sea niche. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
No Significant Interaction with Humans 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Amarsipus carlsbergi 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Perciformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Amarsipus carlsbergi

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source FishBase: Amarsipus carlsbergi summary
Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
2. FishBase: Amarsipus carlsbergi summary
FishBase
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: of no interest
  • In Biome: Marine, Environment
    Marine; pelagic-neritic
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3. Amarsipus (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    2 centimeters and lives in the equatorial parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans at depths of 30 to 130 meters, a specialized mid-water deep-sea niche.
  • present tense, single species living in Indian/Pacific Oceans
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikidata: Amarsipus carlsbergi
Child Taxon Of: Perciformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Amarsipus carlsbergi
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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