Monognathus Isaacsi
📖 Overview
Monognathus Isaacsi (Monognathus isaacsi), first described by Raju, 1974 is a small fish in the family Monognathidae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 5.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 950 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 80; Anal soft rays: 52. M. isaacsi differs from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: head long with elongate snout and almost straight jaw, skull length 7.0% TL, rostral fang strongly hooked with distal part in a nearly right angle to dorsal profile of skull, anterior dorsal fin ray above myomere number 13, jaw with 4 teeth, max depth of body 9.7% TL, and skin uniformly brown .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Monognathus Isaacsi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 950 m . Deep-water Northwest Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | čelisťovka Izákova |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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