Big-headed lanternbelly
📖 Overview
Collected by trawl and landed in fish markets; apparently found on continental shelf and in nearby waters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: luminous gland is long, extending from isthmus to anal-fin base, its length 59.7-60.1% SL; proximal radial of first anal-fin pterygiophore lacking trough or hollow; anus is closer to origin of pelvic fin than to that of anal fin; weakly ctenoid and cycloid scales laterally on body anteriorly; body depth 31.0-33.0% SL, head length 39.6-2.0% SL; orbital diameter 13.0-14.0% SL.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Big-headed lanternbelly is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 1000 m. Tropical Central Pacific: Philippines.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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