Longsnout blacksmelt
📖 Overview
Mesopelagic . Usually caught in small aggregations . Exhibits daily vertical migrations . Feeds on plankton .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21; Vertebrae: 48 - 53. Head and body silver when fresh; no scale pocket markings; lateral line indistinct . Slender body. Jaws rounded and subequal at the tips . Body strongly elongated with almost equal depth. Caudal peduncle short and relatively narrow. Pectorals short, far from reaching origin of dorsal fin. Radial pattern noticeable at the hind lower part of operculum. Few gill rakers on the inner surface of epibranchial of first gill arch .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longsnout blacksmelt is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Longsnout blacksmelt is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 1497 m , usually 200 - 400 m . Deep-water; 39°N - 21°S south of Portugal to Madeira.
🌿 Ecology
plankton (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Longsnout blacksmelt · Longsnout Deepsea Smelt |
| 🌍CES | okatka dlouhorypá |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | valjusyvännekuore |
| 🇫🇷French | Garcette pâle |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Ginsokoiwashi · ギンソコイワシ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | длиннорылый батилаг · Долихолаг |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 72 records indexed .
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