Holcomycteronus profundissimus

Holcomycteronus profundissimus, also known by its synonym Grimaldichthys profundissimus, (Danish: Grimaldis slangekvabbe;[3] Finnish: Grimaldikala;[4] Italian: Pesce di Grimaldi[5]) is a species of deep-sea fish in the cusk-eel family.

Holcomycteronus profundissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Holcomycteronus
Species:
H. profundissimus
Binomial name
Holcomycteronus profundissimus
(Roule, 1913)
Range map[1]
Synonyms[2]

Grimaldichthys profundissimus

The fish has an elongated body of a uniform sallow yellowish color. It is about 22 cm (9 in) in length and has rudimentary eyes. Very little is known about its habitat, ecology and biology.[1]

History

The first specimen was found in Atlantic waters in August 1901 at a depth of 6,035 m (19,800 ft) in the hadal zone southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. It was caught during an oceanographic cruise by Princess Alice of Monaco using a fish trap designed by her husband Prince Albert I.[6] The genus to which this species belongs was initially named Grimaldichthys after the ruling family of Monaco.[7]

Other specimens of this fish were recorded later in the Pacific and the Eastern Indian oceans at depths between 5,180 and 7,160 m (16,990–23,490 ft). For many decades it was thought to be the fish living at the greatest depth in the world until the species Abyssobrotula galatheae—one specimen of which was found at a depth of over 8,000 m (26,000 ft)—was described in 1977.[8]

See also

References
  1. Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Holcomycteronus profundissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60470977A60798537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470977A60798537.en.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Grimaldichthys profundissimus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. Fishbase - Common name of Holcomycteronus profundissimus
  4. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae
  5. Pesce di Grimaldi - Sapere.it
  6. Oceanographic Museum - the 1901 Trawl
  7. "Plongée dans le Musée océanographique de Monaco - Image 7 sur 17". 20minutes.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  8. Keith Rodney Benson, Philip F. Rehbock eds. Oceanographic History: The Pacific and Beyond, p. 243


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