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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Ateleopus Tanabensis

Ateleopus tanabensis Tanaka, 1918
Max Length
36.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Ateleopus Tanabensis (Ateleopus tanabensis), first described by Tanaka, 1918 is a medium-sized fish in the family Ateleopodidae (order Ateleopodiformes). Adults typically reach 36.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Ateleopus tanabensis
Authority
Tanaka, 1918
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
36.2 cm
Trophic Level
3.8
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Ateleopus Tanabensis is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ateleopus Tanabensis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 253 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.8±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
36.2cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Tanaka, 1918

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