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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

トウヨウモモイタチウオ

Dicrolene tristis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Max Length
17.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
560–990 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
17.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

トウヨウモモイタチウオ (Dicrolene tristis) is a ray-finned fish of the family Ophidiidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 17.5 cm. It occurs at depths between 560 and 990 metres. With a trophic level of 3.4, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Scientific Name
Dicrolene tristis
Authority
Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
17.5 cm
Depth Range
560–990 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
17.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae
Genus
Dicrolene
Dicrolene
Species
トウヨウモモイタチウオ
Dicrolene tristis

🐟 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; 2 median 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 .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for トウヨウモモイタチウオ 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; bathydemersal; depth range 560 - 990 m . Deep-water

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.4±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0011 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
17.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
17.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES hrujovka chmurná
🇯🇵Japanese Toyomomoitachiuo · トウヨウモモイタチウオ
🇨🇳Chinese 短絲指鼬魚 · 短絲指鼬鳚 · 鼬魚

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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