Globular snailfish
📖 Overview
The sediment from the Agassiz trawl was a mixture of sand, pebbles and stones, and numerous large fragments of dead and living glass sponges. Invertebrates found were dominated by at least 5 species of isopods and caprellids attached to colonies of hydroids (5 - 6 species), some benthopelagic shrimps (2 - 3 species), and a few gastropods and ophiurids .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 42; Anal soft rays: 36. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: vertebral column has a deep curve, vertebrae 46 (8 + 38); no pleural ribs; 42, including 5 precaudal; A 36, pectoral-fin rays about 24, C 8 (principal rays); hypural plate unslitted; pores 2-5-6-1; head 24.4 % SL, preanal 34.9 % SL; pelvic disk 38 % lc (head length). Colour when fresh pale pinkish with head and peritoneum black .Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Globular snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2350 - 2358 m . Deep-water Pacific Ocean: Kuril Islands.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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