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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Bathylagus Tenuis

Bathylagus tenuis Kobyliansky, 1986
Max Length
16 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
0–2600 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
39.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Diurnal migration. Feeds mainly on copepods, appendicularians, euphausiids, pteropods, chaetognaths and cephalopods .

Scientific Name
Bathylagus tenuis
Authority
Kobyliansky, 1986
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
16 cm
Depth Range
0–2600 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
39.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Bathylagus Tenuis is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bathylagus Tenuis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Bathylagus Tenuis is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Bathylagus Tenuis is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2600 m. Temperate; 36°S - 58°S central South Pacific and the southeast Atlantic.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4
Food Items

copepods, appendicularians, euphausiids, pteropods, chaetognaths and cephalopods (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
16cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
39.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Kobyliansky, 1986

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 17 records indexed .

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