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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Wrymouth

Cryptacanthodes maculatus Storer, 1839
Cryptacanthodes Maculatus (Cryptacanthodes maculatus)
Cryptacanthodes Maculatus (Cryptacanthodes maculatus)
Max Length
97 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
1–110 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
52.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Burrows in soft muddy bottoms from shallow water to 110 m depth. Feeds mainly on benthic infauna found in and around its burrow system; its prey consisting of various amphipods, polychaetes, shrimp and small fish .

Scientific Name
Cryptacanthodes maculatus
Authority
Storer, 1839
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
97 cm
Depth Range
1–110 m
Trophic Level
3
Vulnerability
52.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Wrymouth is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Wrymouth 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; non-migratory ; depth range 1 - 110 m . Temperate; 55°N - 39°N, 75°W - 49°W

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3±0.1
Food Items

benthic infauna found in and around its burrow system; its prey consisting of various amphipods, pol

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00102 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
97cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
52.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Storer, 1839

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