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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Luciobrotula Corethromycter

Luciobrotula corethromycter Cohen, 1964
Max Length
61 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.7
Depth
220–1830 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
46.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Not often encountered but probably locally abundant . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .

Scientific Name
Luciobrotula corethromycter
Authority
Cohen, 1964
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
61 cm
Depth Range
220–1830 m
Trophic Level
3.7
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
46.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae
Genus
Luciobrotula
Luciobrotula
Species
Luciobrotula Corethromycter
Luciobrotula corethromycter

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 91 - 96; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 68 - 74; Vertebrae: 56 - 57. This species is distinct in having the following set of characters: lateral line ends below dorsal fin rays 24-32 or ca. above anus, sagittal otolith with distinct concavity in dorsal rim in specimens longer than ca. 300 mm, head and body of same colour and absence of occipital and interorbital pores .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Luciobrotula Corethromycter is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 220 - 1830 m . Deep-water Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, northwards along the American coast to 39°42’N, 71°27’W.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.7±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0038 × L3.14 (TL)
Max TL
61cm
Dorsal Rays
94
Anal Rays
71
Vertebrae
57

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2014

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
46.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Cohen, 1964

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES hrujovnice tmavoploutvá
🇯🇵Japanese Buta-umidojou · ブタウミドジョウ

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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