Hoplobrotula Badia
📖 Overview
Rare species . Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 94; Anal soft rays: 79; Vertebrae: 53. Rather elongate body with blunt head; eye almost as long as snout; upper jaws ends well behind eye; 3 sharp spines on preopercle and 1strong opercular spine; 1 median and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; 5-6 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; pelvic fins inserted beneath eye and extended well beyond head; precaudal vertebrae 13 . Snout spine present .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hoplobrotula Badia is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Hoplobrotula Badia is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Hoplobrotula Badia is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Temperate Northwest Pacific: Sagami Bay, Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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