🌊 Marine
🌡️ Subtropical
Facciola's sorcerer
Facciolella oxyrhynchus Bellotti, 1883
📖 Overview
The young are sometimes found in caves, larger specimens caught deeper. Feeds mainly on decapod natantia .
Scientific Name
Facciolella oxyrhynchus
Authority
Bellotti, 1883
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Max Length
64.9 cm
Depth Range
30–731 m
Latitude
17°S – 43°N
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
44.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes
Family
Nettastomatidae
Nettastomatidae
Genus
Facciolella
Facciolella
Species
Facciola's sorcerer
Facciolella oxyrhynchus
🐟 Physical Description
: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Facciola's sorcerer 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 30 - 731 m . Subtropical; 43°N - 17°S, 18°W - 17°E
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
Food Items
decapod natantia (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00089 × L2.98
(TL)
Max TL
64.9cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
44.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Latitude Range
43°N
–
17°S
Described By
Bellotti, 1883
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