Bigeye brotula
📖 Overview
Overview information for Bigeye brotula is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 121 - 145; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 96 - 115. Prominent head and body with an attenuate caudal part; head bones with large, thin crests; eye equal to or greater than length of snout; opercular spine broad, flat and weak; basibranchial with 2 median and a pair of tooth patches; long gill rakers on anterior arch 21 to 41 . Caudal fin rays 7-8; stem of pseudobranchial filaments dark .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 360 - 825 m . Deep-water East Africa, reaches south to Bazaruto Island in Mozambique.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | bigeye brotula |
| 🌍CES | hrujovka velkooká |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyptophidium longiceps | Norman | 1939 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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