Eustomias Appositus
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 22; Anal soft rays: 36; Vertebrae: 67. Two contiguous terminal bulbs. Barbel 49-57% SL. Terminal filament short, without branches, 2-5% SL. Distal bulb 0.8-1.3 times length of proximal bulb. Axis of stem unpigmented in the small specimens pigmented in proximal 2/3 in the large one. Patchy external pigment in the distal 1/3 of the large specimen. Axis of filament unpigmented. External chevron-shaped or roundish striated areas on stem unpigmented. Middorsal paired spots between occiput and dorsal-fin origin 7 or 8 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 200 m . Deep-water North and Central Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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