Bighead Cusk-eel
📖 Overview
Overview information for Bighead Cusk-eel is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 106 - 107; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 85 - 87. Head relatively large, about 2 times in preanal distance; jaws inferior; snout inflated; maxillary strongly sheathed; branchiostegal rays 8; developed rakers on first arch 12-15; opercular spine short and sharp; pectoral fin reaches to anus or beyond; caudal fin rays 8; precaudal vertebrae 12-14 .
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bighead Cusk-eel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Bighead Cusk-eel is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1060 - 1318 m . Deep-water Central Atlantic.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bighead Cusk-eel |
| 🌍CES | hrujovka západotlantská |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Порхающий баратродемус |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Anguila Brótula Cabezona |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 2 records indexed .
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