Gigantactis Herwigi
📖 Overview
Overview information for Gigantactis Herwigi is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: length of illicium 373% SL; four pairs of large distal escal filaments; 7 proximal filaments centered on anterior margin of escal bulb; absence of escal papillae; short dentary teeth (longest 1.6% SL), arranged posteriorly in four longitudinal series; prolonged second and seventh caudal fin rays (70-95% SL respectively) .
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2000 m . Deep-water Atlantic Ocean.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | hrotoústka Herwigova |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-diabo-chicote-de-Herwig |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Длиннощуповый удильщик Гервига |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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