Argyripnus iridescens — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Stomiiformes/Sternoptychidae/Argyripnus

At a glance

Occurrence records257

Data sources8

Biological traits5

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Argyripnus iridescens's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility116 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System141 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources5 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS257 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

01Narrative

Argyripnus iridescens, also known as the pearlyside lightfish or brilliant pearlside, is a species of oceanic ray-finned fish in the genus Argyipnus. It lives in deep-water environments across the Southwest Pacific. Its max length is .

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length14 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceof no interest

Other traits1

Vulnerability10

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Argyripnus iridescens has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

BINs1

Marker genes1

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type257 records

Wild obs. + sensor69

Museum / vouchered184

Other4

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO264 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit7

200–1000 m twilight68

1–4 km midnight1

>4 km abyssal0

median 409.5 m · max 1 039 m · 76 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 36≤1 km 31

67 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor69

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy85% within 1 km

≤100 m 23≤1 km 64≤10 km 11>10 km 4

102 georeferenced · 82 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence184

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Australian National Fish Collectionlocation not on record	48
Museums Victorialocation not on record	10
Sydney, AU	9
DOI/NPS, Salem Maritime National Historic Sitelocation not on record	4
Western Australian Museumlocation not on record	3
Natick, US	2
CASlocation not on record	1
SCSDlocation not on record	1
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallerylocation not on record	1

9 institutions · 79 of 184 vouchered records shown