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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Eustomias Similis

Eustomias similis Parin, 1978
Max Length
11.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.1
Depth
0–1000 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Overview information for Eustomias Similis is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Eustomias similis
Authority
Parin, 1978
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11.8 cm
Depth Range
0–1000 m
Trophic Level
4.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Barbel with three branches arising together from stem; each branch consisting of a bulblet on a short stalk, not reaching barbel tip; stem pigment extending onto proximal half of spheroidal terminal bulb; bulb with one long, beaded medial terminal filament dorsally and several shorter medial and paired lateral filaments near the tip and ventrally .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Similis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Eustomias Similis is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Eustomias Similis is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 1000 m . Subtropical northwest Pacific.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
4.1±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00309 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
11.8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
23.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.1
Apex / Top predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Parin, 1978

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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