Blackedge cusk-eel

📖 Overview

Common species . Found on the continental shelf, on soft bottom . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 127 - 130; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 104 - 112; Vertebrae: 69 - 72. This species is characterized by the following: usual number of vertebrae, precaudal 15 (14), caudal 56-57 (54-58), total 71-72 (69-72); fin rays, dorsal 127-130 (125-133), anal 106-108 (104-112) pectoral 20-21 (22); pyloric caeca usually 3 (1-4), most often with 2 in one tier and 1 in second, when 4, they are 3+1; first gill arch with rudimentary rakers 2 on the upper arm, 4 (rarely 5) developed rakers on the lower limb, usually 2 (1-3) rudimentary rakers anteriorly on the first arch; total rakers usually 8-9; dorsal-fin origin between neural spines 2-3 (18 specimens) or 3-4 (11 specimens), in most instances is almost directly over neural spine 3 .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Blackedge cusk-eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Blackedge cusk-eel is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Blackedge cusk-eel is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 165 m . Tropical; 21°N - 2°N, 97°W - 49°W South America from Colombia to Cabo Orange, Brazil (north of the mouth of the Amazon); including Gulf of Campeche, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, shelf area from northern Puerto Rico to the US Virgin Islands.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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