Shortnose greeneye
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf and upper slope over mud and clay bottom. Catch data indicate a schooling habit. Feeds mainly on bottom-living invertebrates. Also known to feed on pelagic crustaceans like euphausiids, decapods and mysids . A hermaphroditic species. Marketed fresh and sometimes made into fishmeal . Young are pelagic, living near the surface, the adults are demersal, living between 50 and 1000 m depth .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Body slightly compressed. The head is small; eyes large, diameter greater than snout length. Color is yellow-fawn, with irregular oblique brown blotches on the sides. The operculum is silver-black; anus and gill cavity black; belly stippled black; caudal fin base and inner ventral fin rays black.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shortnose greeneye is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Shortnose greeneye is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Shortnose greeneye is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; bathydemersal; depth range 50 - 1000 m . Deep-water; 5°C - 13°C; 45°N - 29°S, 180°W - 180°E east 19°S, including the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
🌿 Ecology
bottom-living invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aulopus agassizi | Bonaparte | 1840 | Synonym |
| Chlorophtalmus agassizi | Bonaparte | 1840 | Synonym |
| Chlorophthalmus productus | Günther | 1887 | Synonym |
| Pelopsia candida | Facciolà | 1883 | Synonym |
| Pelopsia scillae | Facciolà | 1883 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 741 records indexed .
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