Loyalty deepwater cardinalfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Loyalty deepwater cardinalfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: no opercular spine; ribs present on the last abdominal vertebra; absence of tooth on tongue, maxillary mustache-like process and tubercle on inner symphysis of lower jaw; elliptical eye; total gill rakers 24-25; vertebrae 10 + 15; pored lateral-line scales 48-49 + 3-4; D VII-I,10; pectoral-fin rays 18-19; pyloric caeca 10-13; body depth 17.0-17.1 % SL; posterior half of oral cavity and tongue black .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Loyalty deepwater cardinalfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Loyalty deepwater cardinalfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
The male holotype has a fully ripe testis and the female paratype with a great number of eggs in several developmental stages. The most developed eggs were ca. 0.4 mm in diameter, round with a single oil globule .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 500 - 575 m . Tropical Southwest Pacific: New Caledonia.
🌿 Ecology
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🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
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