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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Subtropical

Eustomias Crucis

Eustomias crucis Gibbs & Craddock, 1973
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.3
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Eustomias Crucis (Eustomias crucis), first described by Gibbs & Craddock, 1973 is a fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Eustomias crucis
Authority
Gibbs & Craddock, 1973
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
DD
Trophic Level
4.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Eustomias Crucis is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Crucis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Subtropical Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
4.3±0.8

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00309 × L3.12 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
29.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.3
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Gibbs & Craddock, 1973

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