Apterichtus Dunalailai
📖 Overview
Specimens caught using a benthic dredge. One paratype with the tail missing is assumed to be approximately 33 cm TL by extrapolation .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 160. This elongate species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.8-2.0, head 16-17, and body depth 71 in total length; preopercular pores 3 and pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth are conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer, with 2-3 vomerine teeth; colouration, when preserved body is mostly pale with a fine brown sparse speckling on body and tail; MVF 70-160, total vertebrae 160 .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Apterichtus Dunalailai is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Apterichtus Dunalailai is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Apterichtus Dunalailai is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 291 - 450 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Vanuatu and Fiji.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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