Littoral cusk
📖 Overview
Littoral cusk (Monothrix polylepis), first described by Ogilby, 1897 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 5.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 93 - 104; Anal soft rays: 64 - 76; Vertebrae: 45 - 47. This species possess the following set of characters: anterior nostril low on snout; copulatory organ of male with a simple and small flap-like pair of (outer) pseudoclaspers; small, size < 5.5 cm SL, short predorsal length 26.5-30.7 % SL; 13-14 precaudal vertebrae, 45-47 total vertebrae; D 93-104, A 64-76, branchiostegal rays 6-7, V in D 2.4-2.6; scale patch only on cheek, scaleless operculum; presence of upper preopercular pore; joined opening for the first and second lower preopercular pore; otolith elongate, its length to height 2.3-2.4, its sulcus with nearly straight dorsal and convex ventral rim, short with otolith length to sulcus length 2.0, colliculi is fused; maxilla expanded posteroventrally; short anterior anal fin pterygiophore .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Littoral cusk is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated. Temperate Southwest Pacific: eastern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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