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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Nansenia Obscura

Nansenia obscura Kobyliansky & Usachev, 1992
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Max Length
15.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
0–490 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Nansenia Obscura is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Nansenia obscura
Authority
Kobyliansky & Usachev, 1992
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
15.2 cm
Depth Range
0–490 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 42 - 44. Branchiostegal rays 4. Caudal peduncle long and narrow; 2.2-2.6 times the depth. Anterodorsal distance is 48-52% SL. Intensively black pigmented scale pockets; adipose fin pigmented only along its base .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Nansenia Obscura is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Nansenia Obscura is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Nansenia Obscura is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 490 m . Deep-water Indian Ocean: Yemen and Somalia, Arabian Peninsula.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
15.2cm
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Rays
10
Vertebrae
43

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Kobyliansky & Usachev, 1992

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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