Longfin icedevil
📖 Overview
Feeds on zooplankton. The storage of lipids in cells of adipose tissue as well as the reduced calcification of the skeleton provide buoyancy to this species.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34; Anal soft rays: 30. Gray with violet hue and lighter below with metallic luster. In alcohol, purplish gray or light brown dorsally .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longfin icedevil is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 400 - 1500 m . Deep-water Southern Ocean: islands of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, Prydz Bay and the Ross Sea.
🌿 Ecology
zooplankton
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Longfin icedevil · threadfin pithead |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Длиннопёрая нототения |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 奇南極鰧 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .
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