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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Monognathus Rajui

Monognathus rajui Bertelsen & Nielsen, 1987
Max Length
11.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
-
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Monognathus Rajui is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Monognathus rajui
Authority
Bertelsen & Nielsen, 1987
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
11.2 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 88; Anal soft rays: 68. M. rajui differs from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: head short, snout blunt, skull length 3.4% TL, rostral fang with dorsal profile slightly convex forming an almost straight line with frontal profile of skull, dorsal fin origin above myomere number 7, anal fin origin below dorsal fin ray number 22, and no subdermal, lateral melanophores .: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

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🦐 Diet

Diet information for Monognathus Rajui is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Monognathus Rajui is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic. Deep-water Indian Ocean.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00102 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
11.2cm
Dorsal Rays
88
Anal Rays
68

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Bertelsen & Nielsen, 1987

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