Chaenophryne Quasiramifera
📖 Overview
Chaenophryne Quasiramifera (Chaenophryne quasiramifera), first described by Pietsch, 2007 is a small fish in the family Oneirodidae (order Lophiiformes). Adults typically reach 9.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 1130 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6. This species can be easily distinguished from its congeners in having the following characters: 1 or 2 elongate illicial filaments originating laterally just below base of escal bulb (vs. C. ramifera with 7-12 on each side; descending escal appendage extending along anterior margin of illicium, a small proximal portion emerging at articulation of illicium and illicial pterygiophores as a free, anterodorsally directed tentacle; short illicium, 21.1-22.9% SL; greater number of dorsal- and anal-fin rays, 8 and 6, respectively .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Chaenophryne Quasiramifera is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 1130 m . Deep-water Southeast Pacific: Peru-Chile Trench and Nasca Ridge.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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