Gigantactis Meadi
📖 Overview
Overview information for Gigantactis Meadi is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 6. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: have filaments on dorsal surface of head just behind base of the illicium; length of illicium less than 120% SL (72-96% SL); presence of short filaments along entire posterior margin of illicium; escal bulb with an elongate spinulose and darkly pigmented distal prolongation bearing distally flattened papillae; presence of short distal and slender proximal escal filaments; absence of posterior pair of close-set illicial appendage; relatively long dentary teeth (longest 2.9-3.8% SL) in five or six longitudinal series; short caudal fin rays (less than 30% SL) .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Gigantactis Meadi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Gigantactis Meadi is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Gigantactis Meadi is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1850 - 2000 m . Deep-water Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | hrotoústka Meadova |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-diabo-chicote-chileno |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Длиннощуповый удильщик Мида |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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