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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Enchelybrotula Gomoni

Enchelybrotula gomoni Cohen, 1982
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.7
Depth
2000–3208 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
50.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Rare species . Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .

Scientific Name
Enchelybrotula gomoni
Authority
Cohen, 1982
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Depth Range
2000–3208 m
Trophic Level
3.7
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
50.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 135 - 136. Body long and compressed; head short, 3 or more times in preanal; eyes small; branchiostegal rays 7; jaw teeth sharp-pointed, compressed, in a single row; median basibranchial tooth patches 2; gill rakers short, spiny tubercle pads; caudal fin rays 8; precaudal vertebrae 22-23 . Body depth at anus less than head length .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Enchelybrotula Gomoni is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Enchelybrotula Gomoni is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Enchelybrotula Gomoni is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2000 - 3208 m . Deep-water Central Atlantic: Gulf of Panama.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.7±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0011 × L3.08 (TL)
Dorsal Rays
136

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
50.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Cohen, 1982

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES hrujovka Gomonova

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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