Chaenophryne Melanorhabdus

📖 Overview

Chaenophryne Melanorhabdus (Chaenophryne melanorhabdus) is a ray-finned fish of the family Oneirodidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 10.2 cm. With a trophic level of 3.9, it is a mid-level predator. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. Distinguishing characteristics of metamorphosed female: esca with single elongate internally pigmented anterior appendage, less than one-fourth to nearly one-third length of escal bulb; absence of medial escal appendages; posterior escal appendages with swollen basal portion and compressed distal crest, posterior filament or filaments and pair of anterior lobes each with numerous filaments; filamentous anterolateral escal appendage on each side; absence of basal series of filaments; total number of teeth in upper jaw 21-45, lower jaw with 26-42 teeth; ratio between number of teeth in upper jaw to lower jaw teeth 0.78-1.30; vomerine teeth 4-7; length of illicium 20.1-41.3% SL; escal bulb width 2.1-6.3% SL .: short and / or deep.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Chaenophryne Melanorhabdus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Chaenophryne Melanorhabdus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Chaenophryne Melanorhabdus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 1250 m , usually 300 - 1000 m . Deep-water; 9°N - 13°S, 140°E - 78°W Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 3 records indexed .

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