Bassozetus Zenkevitchi
📖 Overview
Rare, deep pelagic species . Benthopelagic . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass . Of the 5 female specimens caught, 2 with 0.5 mm eggs. No identifiable stomach contents were found. Specimen collection used non-closing, pelagic fishing gear (bottom trawls) . Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
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 .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bassozetus Zenkevitchi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bassozetus Zenkevitchi is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Bassozetus Zenkevitchi is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 6930 m . Deep-water North Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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