Violet cuskeel
📖 Overview
Uncommon species . Mesopelagic species . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 119 - 134; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 98 - 108. Scales small, non-imbricate prickles; opercle with no spine; median basibranchial tooth patch absent; gill rakers are tooth-bearing tubercles; otolith very small and rounded; precaudal vertebrae 12-15 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Violet cuskeel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Violet cuskeel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Violet cuskeel is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 249 - 1100 m . Deep-water South Africa.
🌿 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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