Meteoria Longidorsalis
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 58; Anal soft rays: 39; Vertebrae: 65 - 67. This species is distinguished by the following characters: long and slender with slightly protruding lower jaw and an oblique mouth cleft; head broad and depressed; palatines edentate and premaxillary, vomer and dentaries with a single row of small teeth; eyes are small and deep-set; D 58 with dorsal fin origin at midpoint of fish; predorsal length 49.5-51% SL; pectoral fin peduncle short, higher than long; pelvic fins absent; anterior gill arch with hardly visible rakers and filaments .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 4790 - 5105 m . Subtropical east of Florida and north of Madeira.
🌿 Ecology
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🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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