Laperouse snailfish
📖 Overview
The bottom sediments in the box-corer sample at the place of capture included an upper layer of thin gray silt, dense greenish silt and coarse-grained black sand, with the ground from the Agassiz trawl greenish clayey silt interspersed with dense clay. The by catch of the trawl was mainly composed of the holothurian Peniagone sp., Sea feather Umbelulla sp., Scleractinia, sea anemones, sipunculids, polychaetes Travisia sp. and three types of Echiura .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
greenish silt and coarse-grained black sand, with the ground from the Agassiz trawl greenish clayey silt interspersed with dense clay.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Laperouse snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 4796 - 4803 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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