Tusk
📖 Overview
A benthic species found on the continental slope . Common species . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 34024.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body robust, deepest over pectoral fins; several short, weak, concealed spines at lower angle of preopercle; spine on opercle barely if at all reaching beyond rear margin of head; eyes well developed; adults with no dark spots on body or fins; pelvic fin bases close together, inserting under rear margin of eye. Small specimens with 4 rather diffuse broad vertical brown bands on body; adults uniformly brown .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tusk is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tusk is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Tusk is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 115 - 400 m . Temperate Indian Ocean: Great Australian Bight, straying to Bass Straits (Australia).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .
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