Snakeblenny

📖 Overview

A benthic species , living in Y-shaped tubes in the mud in 50-200 m depth . The burrows are believed to be used for parental care of the eggs . Feeds on small crustaceans, mollusks, brittle stars and worms . Matures at 3 years with about 20 cm length. Spawning takes place in December - January, 1,000 eggs are laid on the sea floor, in deep water . Isolated population in the Baltic Sea is probably a relict from the last ice age that reached the Baltic Sea during the early saltwater stage of the sea.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Elongated, eel-like fish with a pointed caudal fin. A single dorsal fin extends almost throughout the entire length of the body. The anal fin covers about two-thirds of the total length. Pale brown dorsally, becoming bluish on the sides, and greenish-yellow ventrally. There are numerous irregular brown patches on the body . : eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Snakeblenny is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; non-migratory ; depth range 30 - 373 m , usually 40 - 100 m . Temperate; 8°C - 14°C ; 80°N - 41°N, 71°W - 55°E North Atlantic: Spitsbergen southward to Scandinavian coasts, North Sea, southern part of the Baltic, the Faroes, Iceland and south-eastern coasts of Greenland.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 533 records indexed .

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