Smallhead Cusk-eel
📖 Overview
Locally abundant . Sexually mature at 23.3 cm SL . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Head small, about 3 times in preanal distance; eye small; anterior nostril without thick, fleshy raised rim; developed gill rakers 5-7; precaudal vertebrae 18; branchiostegal rays 7 .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Smallhead Cusk-eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Smallhead Cusk-eel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Smallhead Cusk-eel is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1270 - 3000 m . Deep-water Northwest Atlantic.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Smallhead Cusk-eel |
| 🌍CES | hrujovka Parrova |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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