Balbo sabretooth
📖 Overview
Overview information for Balbo sabretooth is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 37. Color in alcohol varies from light to dark brown; with numerous melanophores on body and head .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Balbo sabretooth is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Balbo sabretooth is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Balbo sabretooth is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 100 - 1000 m , usually 400 - 1000 m . Deep-water; 60°N - 40°S South Africa including the Mediterranean.
🌿 Ecology
midwater fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Balbo sabretooth · pink sabertooth · Saber-tooth Fish |
| 🌍CES | dlouhozubec dravý |
| 🌍ELL | Σπαθόδοντας |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | ruskosapelileuka |
| 🇫🇷French | Poisson à dents de sabre de Balbo |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Evermannella |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Серебристая эверманелла |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evermanella sicaria | Rofen | 1963 | Synonym |
| Evermannella balboi | Risso | 1820 | Synonym |
| Evermannella hyalina | Cocco | 1838 | Synonym |
| Evermannella sicaria | Rofen | 1963 | Synonym |
| Odontostoma hyalinus | Cocco | 1838 | Synonym |
| Odontostomus balbo | Risso | 1820 | Synonym |
| Odontostomus hyalinus | Cocco | 1838 | Synonym |
| Scopelus balbo | Risso | 1820 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 70 records indexed .
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