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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Bathymicrops Brevianalis

Bathymicrops brevianalis Nielsen, 1966
Max Length
11.4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
-
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
40.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Bathymicrops Brevianalis (Bathymicrops brevianalis), first described by Nielsen, 1966 is a small fish in the family Ipnopidae (order Aulopiformes). Adults typically reach 11.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Deep-water waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.

Scientific Name
Bathymicrops brevianalis
Authority
Nielsen, 1966
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11.4 cm
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
40.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Aulopiformes
Aulopiformes
Family
Ipnopidae
Ipnopidae
Genus
Bathymicrops
Bathymicrops
Species
Bathymicrops Brevianalis
Bathymicrops brevianalis

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Bathymicrops Brevianalis is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bathymicrops Brevianalis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 5900 m . Deep-water Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
4±0.43
Food Items

small crustaceans and squids

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0049 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
11.4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
40.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Nielsen, 1966

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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