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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Cocotropus Possi

Cocotropus possi Imamura & Shinohara, 2008
Max Length
3.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Cocotropus Possi (Cocotropus possi), first described by Imamura & Shinohara, 2008 is a tiny fish in the family Aploactinidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 3.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Cocotropus possi
Authority
Imamura & Shinohara, 2008
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
3.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 26. This species is characterized by the following: D XIII, 8;, pectoral-fin rays 13; vertebrae 26; preopercular spines 5; upper jaw longer than lachrymal; fleshy papillae on posterior portion of maxilla absent; vomerine teeth absent; many well-developed fleshy papillae on ventral surface of lower jaw; first sensory pores on both sides of lower jaw separate; isthmus tip extending to level of between fourth and fifth sensory pores of lower jaw; body mostly uniformly dark brown .Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cocotropus Possi is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00646 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
3.5cm
Dorsal Spines
8
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Spines
2
Anal Rays
7
Vertebrae
26

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Imamura & Shinohara, 2008

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