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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Bregmaceros Lanceolatus

Bregmaceros lanceolatus Shen, 1960
Max Length
11.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
6.7 cm
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Bregmaceros Lanceolatus (Bregmaceros lanceolatus), first described by Shen, 1960 is a small fish in the family Bregmacerotidae (order Gadiformes). Adults typically reach 11.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Bregmaceros lanceolatus
Authority
Shen, 1960
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
11.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Vertebrae: 13 - 43. Deciduous cycloid scales; small head naked. Small mouth slightly oblique; maxillary extending to posterior border of the pupil. Nuchal appendage in SL, about twice as head.: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bregmaceros Lanceolatus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

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

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic. Deep-water East China Sea and South China Sea (H.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish 🌑 Deep Water 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00457 × L3.28 (TL)
Max TL
11.5cm
Vertebrae
28

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Shen, 1960

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES treskoun kopovitý
🇵🇹Portuguese Bacalete-gigante
🇨🇳Chinese 尖尾犀鱈 · 尖鰭海鰗鰍 · 尖鰭犀鱈 · 海鰗鰍

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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