Velvety Two-gill Batfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Velvety Two-gill Batfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 4; Vertebrae: 19. Whole body covered with extremely fine tubercles giving skin a velvety appearance. Mouth very wide. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular 6, preopercular, 2. Tail lateral-line counts 13. Paired fins slender and weak; skin slightly puffy with fin membranes thin and translucent .: short and / or deep; Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
Diet information for Velvety Two-gill Batfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Velvety Two-gill Batfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 450 - 525 m . Deep-water Southeast Pacific: Peru-Chile Trench, Peru.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Velvety Two-gill Batfish |
| 🌍CES | chřestivec sametový |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-morcego-veludoso |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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