Slimy cuskeel
📖 Overview
Lives in the interstices of lagoon or seaward reefs . Benthic . Body covered with heavy coating of mucus .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 58 - 62. When alive, body coloration is brown with translucent orange fins and is covered in a thick granular mucus . : elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Slimy cuskeel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 54 m . Tropical; 30°N - 27°S north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Slimy Cusk · Slimy Cuskeel |
| 🌍CES | jeskyňovka oranžovoploutvá |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Nettaiitachiuo · ネッタイイタチウオ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Brotula-gosmenta |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Бросмофициопс |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 深海鼬魚 · 潘氏似鱈鳚 · 潘氏似鱈鼬魚 · 隱頜似鱈鼬魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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