Searsia koefoedi

Searsia koefoedi, or Koefoed's searsid, is a species of tubeshoulder found in the oceans at depths of from 450 to 1,500 metres (1,480 to 4,920 ft).^[1][2] It is named after Norwegian marine biologist Einar Koefoed.^[3]

Searsia koefoedi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepocephaliformes
Family:	Platytroctidae
Genus:	Searsia A. E. Parr, 1937
Species:	S. koefoedi
Binomial name
Searsia koefoedi A. E. Parr, 1937

Size

This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.^[2]

Habitat and distribution

Searsia koefoedi can be found in a marine environment within a depth range of 450 to 1,500 metres (1,480 to 4,920 ft). They live in deep-water environments. They are native to the areas of Eastern Atlantic, Denmark Strait, the Gulf of Guinea Northwest Atlantic in subtropical waters, Indian and Pacific oceans within tropical waters.^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Norwegian marine biologist Einar Koefoed (1875–1963), who was responsible for the collected part of the type specimens in 1926 and who authored several papers on deep-sea fishes.^[3]