Balushkin's bathylutichthys
📖 Overview
Balushkin's bathylutichthys (Bathylutichthys balushkini) is a ray-finned fish of the family Bathylutichthyidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 10.6 cm. It occurs at depths between 960 and 1100 metres. With a trophic level of 3.3, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29 - 33; Anal soft rays: 34 - 38. This species is characterized by the following: large head broad and slightly longer than 1/3 SL, as wide as long; upper profile of head straight; mouth position upper, posterior margin of upper jaw reaching slightly short of anterior margin of eye; lips clearly pronounced; the eye is smaller than orbit, covered with thin transparent skin; interorbital distance great; 2 pairs of nostrils, with anterior pair tubular; teeth on jaw sharply conical, arranged in 3 rows near symphysis; front teeth very small, inner teeth arranged in 2 rows, larger, bent backward; barbels on posterior end of lower jaw very long, of moderate thickness, coiled in small balls apically, reaching beyond margin of operculum when stretched backwards and straightened; large branchial openning; gill rakers present on ceratobranchial only, clubbed and bearing several very small bony spinules apically; gill lamellae short, pale over entire length of gill arches; pharyngeal teeth very small, forming oval platforms on haryngobranchial 3 and ceratobranchial 5 .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Balushkin's bathylutichthys is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Balushkin's bathylutichthys is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Balushkin's bathylutichthys is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 960 - 1100 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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