Sparse-rayed frostfish
📖 Overview
Found on seamounts and continental slope from 375 to 600 m, juveniles are mesopelagic from 100 to 300 (1,000) m . Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 31 - 34; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68 - 74; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 64 - 67; Vertebrae: 105 - 109. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.: eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sparse-rayed frostfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Sparse-rayed frostfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Sparse-rayed frostfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m . Deep-water; 18°N - 3°S, 50°E - 92°E Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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