Handsome 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 - 43; Anal soft rays: 35 - 36; Vertebrae: 46. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: vertebrae 46 (10 - 11 + 35 - 36), D 42 - 43, A 35 - 36; pectoral-fin rays 31 - 32; pleural ribs 3 pairs; hypural one, slitted; C 10 (principal rays); head in adults 25.5 - 26.3 % SL, preanal length 39 % SL; eye 28.2 - 28.5 % head length (lc); pelvic disk 31.4 - 32.3 % lc; pores 2-6-7-1; gill slit reaching to the 4th pectoral-fin ray. Colouration: when fresh bright reddish-orange with peritoneum pale .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Handsome snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Handsome snailfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Handsome snailfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2350 - 2358 m . Deep-water Pacific Ocean: Kuril Island.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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