🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Deep-water
Monomitopus Kumae
Monomitopus kumae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
📖 Overview
A benthopelagic species at bathyal depth . Common species . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
Scientific Name
Monomitopus kumae
Authority
Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
48 cm
Depth Range
398–1212 m
Trophic Level
3.7
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
46.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae
Genus
Monomitopus
Monomitopus
Species
Monomitopus Kumae
Monomitopus kumae
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Monomitopus Kumae is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Monomitopus Kumae is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 398 - 1212 m . Deep-water Northwest Pacific: off southern Japan and the East China Sea.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.7±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.0011 × L3.08
(TL)
Max TL
48cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
46.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
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