California slickhead
📖 Overview
Found near or on bottoms . Feed on small crustaceans. Regarded as inferior food because of its soft, fleshy texture . Oviparous, with mesopelagic and bathypelagic larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18; Vertebrae: 51 - 55. Branchiostegal rays: 6-7.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for California slickhead is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 46 - 5500 m . Deep-water North Pacific: Bering Sea to at least California, USA.
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 12 records indexed .
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