Merret's snailfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Merret's snailfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 69. Head small, considerably flattened, width almost 1.5 times greater than its depth. Caudal fin rays 9. Hypural plate single; epural absent. Abdominal disc (sucker) small (4%SL), no musculature. Peritoneum black .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Merret's snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Merret's snailfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 3990 m . Deep-water Northeast Atlantic: Porcupine Depression, south of Ireland.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 2 records indexed .
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