California headlightfish
📖 Overview
Epipelagic to mesopelagic . Feed at night or in the morning , on euphausiids, copepods, and amphipods . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae . Lipid content is 15.8 % in fresh body weight while wax ester is present in trace amounts . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 28981.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 34 - 36. Adipose small, narrow based, slender . Brown to black on dorsal surface, lighter ventrally; fins pale . Branchiostegal rays: 9 .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for California headlightfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 10 - 3400 m , usually 10 - 400 m . Deep-water; 66°N - 20°S Northwest Pacific: throughout subarctic-transitional waters to northern Japan (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 15 records indexed .
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