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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Snyder's Gaper

Champsodon snyderi Franz, 1910
Max Length
9.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Snyder's Gaper is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Champsodon snyderi
Authority
Franz, 1910
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
9.9 cm
Trophic Level
4
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Snyder's Gaper is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Snyder's Gaper is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Snyder's Gaper is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Snyder's Gaper is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 370 m . Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00513 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
9.9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Franz, 1910

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Snyder's Gaper
🇯🇵Japanese Wanigisu · ワニギス
🇵🇹Portuguese Boca-de-vênus-de-Snyder
🇨🇳Chinese 斯氏鱷齒魚 · 短鱷齒魚 · 黑狗母

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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