Daubed shanny

📖 Overview

Adults, juveniles, and late postlarvae are found on sandy and mud to pebble bottoms, usually in less than 170 meters , while early postlarvae are pelagic . Food consists of polychaetes and crustaceans . They are an important prey for pelagic (as larvae) and benthic (as adults) predators . Sexual dimorphism is more pronounced after maturation with males displaying faster somatic growth . This marked dimorphism may well be linked with behavioral dissimilarities between males and females, and is most likely associated with different roles during the breeding season with only adult males have large canines at the tip of upper jaw. It is assumed that males are territorial and defend their spawning sites, whereasfemales guard eggs within her partner’s territory .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 57 - 60; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 34 - 36. Caudal rounded; lower 5 rays of pectorals greatly lengthened and exserted . Color greyish - yellow with dark irregular spots .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Daubed shanny is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

Males exhibit territorial defence .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 607 m . Polar; -2°C - 2°C ; 79°N - 43°N, 180°W - 180°E North Atlantic: Arctic to Labrador in Canada; along Scandinavia from Skagerrak to Finnmarken, common at Murmansk, White Sea, Iceland and Greenland (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 55 records indexed .

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