Monognathus Rajui
📖 Overview
Monognathus Rajui (Monognathus rajui), first described by Bertelsen & Nielsen, 1987 is a small fish in the family Monognathidae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 11.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 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
Behavioural data for Monognathus Rajui is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic. Deep-water Indian Ocean.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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