Halicmetus Odysseus
📖 Overview
Halicmetus Odysseus (Halicmetus odysseus) is a ray-finned fish of the family Ogcocephalidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 8 cm. It occurs at depths between 680 and 750 metres. With a trophic level of 3.3, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is without any body pigmentation in preserved specimens; with brownish peritoneum bearing rare large black melanophores; no bucklers (even small ones) on the dorsal (beyond the boundaries of the neurocranium) and ventral surfaces of the disc; with low blunted apices of bucklers along the edge of the disc and in the caudal region; acicular spines are with narrow bases with one or two points; with a notched upper edge of the illicial cavity, not projecting forward in profile; a short (about half the horizontal eye diameter) subopercular spine; moderate eye (7.5% SL) and a narrow interorbital space (5.6% SL); caudal section of the body constituting 42.5% SL; D without rays .Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Halicmetus Odysseus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 680 - 750 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: South China Sea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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