Hymenocephalus Sazonovi
📖 Overview
Overview information for Hymenocephalus Sazonovi is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body much less slender than typical for the genus, with very thin head bones; pelvic fin rays 12-13; pectoral fin rays 15-16; gill rakers 18-20; no barbel; orbit 21% HL; blunt snout with high frontal ridge, barely protruding, short, 23% HL; ventral striae extending about ? distance from pelvic fin bases to periproct region; infraorbital canal is wider than other canal systems; very small preopercular supporter; otolith compressed (otolith length to height (OL:OH) is 0.8; colliculi separated and small; small pseudocolliculum, total colliculum length to pseudocolliculum length (TCL:PCL) is 1.8 .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hymenocephalus Sazonovi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Hymenocephalus Sazonovi is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 340 - 1100 m . Deep-water endemic to the Nazca and Sala y Gomez ridges.
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