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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Polar

Fish doctor

Gymnelus viridis Fabricius, 1780
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Max Length
56 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
0–320 m
Climate
Polar
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
48.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Inhabits continental shelves, but generally living in shallower water ; usually live over sand and muddy bottoms among seaweeds . Benthic; feeds on crustaceans, worms and clams .

Scientific Name
Gymnelus viridis
Authority
Fabricius, 1780
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Polar
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
56 cm
Depth Range
0–320 m
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
48.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Fish doctor is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Fish doctor is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Viviparous 📦 Batch Spawner 🤰 Viviparous
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
Internal

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 320 m . Polar; 84°N - 39°N, 180°W - 20°E Northeast Pacific: Bering Sea (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.1±0.26
Food Items

crustaceans, worms and clams (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00282 × L3.19 (TL)
Max TL
56cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
48.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Polar
Described By
Fabricius, 1780

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Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 17 records indexed .

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