Schnakenbeck's searsid
Schnakenbeck's searsid (Sagamichthys schnakenbecki) is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders). It was named by Gerhard Krefft (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 rakers, 7 or 8 branchiostegal rays 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. Habitat

Schnakenbeck's searsid is benthopelagic, living in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at depths of . References

Platytroctidae
Fish described in 1953
Taxa named by Gerhard Krefft