Dicrolene Hubrechti
📖 Overview
Dicrolene Hubrechti (Dicrolene hubrechti), first described by Weber, 1913 is a large fish in the family Ophidiidae (order Ophidiiformes). Adults typically reach 41.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 918 to 1700 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Snout rather blunt; eye diameter almost as long as snout; opercular spine strong and straight; hind margin of preopercle usually with 3 sharp spines; 1 median (broad) and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; pseudobranchial filaments 2 or 3; 7-15 developed rakers on anterior arch; lower 5-11 pectoral fin rays free and longer than upper ones; precaudal vertebrae 13-16 . Caudal fin and posterior part of dorsal and anal fins black .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Dicrolene Hubrechti is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 918 - 1700 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: off Hawaii.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | hrujovka Hubrechtův |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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