Lycodonus Malvinensis
📖 Overview
Overview information for Lycodonus Malvinensis is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 101 - 103; Anal soft rays: 96 - 98; Vertebrae: 113. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: 6-9 'free' (i.e., non-ray-bearing) bony scutes in front of dorsal fin; anteriormost dorsal scute closer to the base of pectoral fins than to their tips; mid-part of the bony scutes in dorsal fin and hinder part of anal fin produced as a blunt spine; D 101-103; A 96-98; neural spines of anterior caudal vertebrae very short, less than half the depth of the vertebra .: eel-like; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Lycodonus Malvinensis is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 800 - 2044 m . Deep-water Southwest Atlantic: known only from the continental slope east of the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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