White-line eelpout
📖 Overview
White-line eelpout (Leucogrammolycus brychios), first described by Mincarone & Anderson, 2008 is a medium-sized fish. Adults typically reach 19.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 490 to 632 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 81 - 86; Anal soft rays: 62 - 67; Vertebrae: 85 - 92. This species possess the following set of characters: vertebrae 23-26 + 62-66 = 85-92; first anal-fin pterygiophore is associated with the first or second caudal vertebrae; no scales; lateral line with mediolateral and ventral branches; upper lip is broadly attached to snout tip; gill slit do not reach ventrally to the opposite lower end of pectoral-fin base; 2 pelvic-fin rays; head pores that are relatively few, small and rounded; whitish mid-body stripe forming a chevron on top of snout .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White-line eelpout is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 490 - 632 m . Temperate Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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