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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Eumicrotremus Uenoi

Eumicrotremus uenoi Kai, Ikeguchi & Nakabo, 2017
Max Length
2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
90–100 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Eumicrotremus Uenoi (Eumicrotremus uenoi), first described by Kai, Ikeguchi & Nakabo, 2017 is a tiny fish in the family Cyclopteridae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 2.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 90 to 100 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Eumicrotremus uenoi
Authority
Kai, Ikeguchi & Nakabo, 2017
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
2 cm
Depth Range
90–100 m
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal soft rays: 6 - 9; Vertebrae: 22 - 25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body without spiny tubercles or fleshy papillae (weak if present); anterior three mandibular pores each with a barbel-like tube; interorbital and suborbital pores are usually present; opercular flap rounded; ventral disk with many papillae; caudal-fin is relatively short, 19.5-31.4% of SL .Cross section: circular.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eumicrotremus Uenoi 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 90 - 100 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: southern coast of Korean Peninsula and Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.02089 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
2cm
Dorsal Spines
6
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Rays
8
Vertebrae
24

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Kai, Ikeguchi & Nakabo, 2017

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