Netdevil
📖 Overview
Adults are mesopelagic and bathypelagic . Larvae are primarily mesopelagic . Males are parasitic, while females are oviparous with planktonic larvae . Eggs are presumably contained in floating gelatinous rafts .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 3; Vertebrae: 19 - 20. Branchiostegal rays: 5 . Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: hacks hyoid barbel; widely separated frontals, dorsal margin with conspicuous, rounded, laterally compressed protuberance; absence of epiotic and postemporal spines; extremely slender and reduced maxillae; well developed and few in number, teeth in jaws; vomerine teeth 4; absence of first pharyngobranchial; ceratohyal lacking anterodorsal process .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Netdevil is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 1750 m . Deep-water; 29°N - 7°N, 113°W - 78°W
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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