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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Kumba Calvifrons

Kumba calvifrons Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1994
Max Length
37 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
52.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Kumba Calvifrons is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Kumba calvifrons
Authority
Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1994
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
37 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
52.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2. Firm head not inflated. Sensory canals on head without enlarged pores. Dorsally scaleless posteriorly onto forehead as 2 projections lateral to median rostral ridge. Suborbital and nasal ridges distinct. Short barbel, about 9% of head length (HL); long upper jaw, 40% HL or more; orbit 27% HL, with snout equal to the orbit, 1.2 times longer than the interorbital. 1D II,11 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Kumba Calvifrons is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Kumba Calvifrons is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Kumba Calvifrons is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 960 m . Deep-water Atlantic Ocean: Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00219 × L3.2 (TL)
Max TL
37cm
Dorsal Spines
2

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
52.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1994

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES kumba holočelá

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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