🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Bascanichthys Ceciliae
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat, 1971
📖 Overview
Burrows in sand in shallow water from near shore to the beach, the burrows may be uncovered by low tide .
Scientific Name
Bascanichthys ceciliae
Authority
Blache & Cadenat, 1971
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
82.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
39.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes
Family
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae
Genus
Bascanichthys
Bascanichthys
Species
Bascanichthys Ceciliae
Bascanichthys ceciliae
🐟 Physical Description
: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bascanichthys Ceciliae 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; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.9±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00093 × L2.99
(TL)
Max TL
82.5cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
39.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Blache & Cadenat, 1971
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