Arrowtail
📖 Overview
Overview information for Arrowtail is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 67 - 81; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 50 - 61. Pale to dark brown in color . Teeth on upper jaw in three rows, median row enlarged, needle-like teeth; a pair of enlarged teeth near symphysis; lower jaw teeth biserial, inner row enlarged; vomerine and palatine teeth in a single row .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
Diet information for Arrowtail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Arrowtail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 991 - 3000 m . Deep-water; 60°N - 49°S, 81°W - 153°W northeast Atlantic.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Arrowtail · Arrowtail Cod · Pelagic cod · winged hake |
| 🌍CES | hlubinářka ostroocasá |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | veitsiturska |
| 🇫🇷French | Mélanone · more noir |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Kawarihiredara · カワリヒレダラ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Малоротый меланон Цугмайера · Меланонус (малоротый меланон) Зугмайера |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanonus macrostoma | Maul | 1952 | Synonym |
| Melanonus unipennis | Beebe | 1932 | Synonym |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 88 records indexed .
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