Kumba Punctulata
📖 Overview
Kumba Punctulata (Kumba punctulata), first described by Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1994 is a medium-sized fish in the family Macrouridae (order Gadiformes). Adults typically reach 15.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 530 to 1000 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2. Firm, non-inflated head, its sensory canals with enlarged pores. Dorsally scaleless snout extend onto forehead as 2 projections lateral to median rostral ridge. Orbit diameter 37-43% of head length; snout about 1/2-3/4 orbit, about 1.1-1.3 into broad interorbital width; upper jaw 40-41% HL; barbel 16-19% HL. Well-developed light organ. 1D II,9-11 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Kumba Punctulata is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 530 - 1000 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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