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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Temperate

Ebinania Brephocephala

Ebinania brephocephala Jordan & Starks, 1903
Max Length
15 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Ebinania Brephocephala (Ebinania brephocephala), first described by Jordan & Starks, 1903 is a medium-sized fish in the family Psychrolutidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 15.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Temperate 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 Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Ebinania brephocephala
Authority
Jordan & Starks, 1903
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
15 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Ebinania Brephocephala is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ebinania Brephocephala 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; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
15cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Starks, 1903

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