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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Eptatretus Gomoni

Eptatretus gomoni Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010
Max Length
79 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
4.3
Depth
260–705 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
53.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Overview information for Eptatretus Gomoni is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Eptatretus gomoni
Authority
Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
79 cm
Depth Range
260–705 m
Trophic Level
4.3
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
53.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

This species differs from all its congeners except four Indo-Pacific species (E. fernholmi, E. indrambaryai, E. okinoseanus and E. wisneri) by having 8 pairs of gill pouches and three-cusp multicusps on the anterior and two-cusp multicusp on the posterior rows of cusps. It differs from E. fernholmi in number of trunk pores (57-58 vs. 50), tail pores (14-15 vs. 9) and total pores (91-93 vs. 81); from E. indrambaryai in number of total cusps (50 vs. 45-48), trunk pores (57-58 vs. 45-50), tail pores (14-15 vs. 10-13) and total pores (91-93 vs. 77-82); from E. okinoseanus in number of total cusps (50 vs. 40-49), prebranchial pores (12-13 vs. 13-17) and tail pores (14-15 vs. 10-14); from E. wisneri by its number of anterior unicusps (10-11 vs. 9), total cusps (50 vs. 44), prebranchial pores (12-13 vs. 9-10), trunk pores (57-58 vs. 43-45) and total pores (91-93 vs. 73-75) .: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eptatretus Gomoni is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Eptatretus Gomoni is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Eptatretus Gomoni is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 260 - 705 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Western Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
4.3±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00204 × L2.93 (TL)
Max TL
79cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2010

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
53.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.3
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010

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