Bassozetus Elongatus
📖 Overview
Specimens were caught on or near the bottom from upper slope to abyssal depths . Uncommon species . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 122 - 128; Anal soft rays: 104 - 108; Vertebrae: 68 - 70. Snout inflated; eyes much smaller than snout; opercular spine weak or absent; preopercle without spines and posteriorly expanded almost reaching posterior margin of opercle; pseudobranchial filaments 2 .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bassozetus Elongatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1990 - 4970 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: off New Caledonia and Philippines (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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