Yokozuna Slickhead
📖 Overview
Yokozuna Slickhead (Narcetes shonanmaruae), first described by Poulsen, Ida, Kawato & Fujiwara, 2021 is a very large fish in the family Alepocephalidae (order Alepocephaliformes). Adults typically reach 121.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 2171 to 2572 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anal fn is entirely behind the dorsal fin; multiserial teeth on premaxillary, maxillary, and dentary; predorsal scale rows > 70; longitudinal scale rows > 110; dorsal to lateral line scale row > 15; anal to lateral line scale rows > 17; branchiostegal rays 7; dorsal-fn rays < 15; precaudal vertebrae < 30; epurals 2; the lengths of head, snout, upper and lower jaws, orbit diameter, dorsal and anal fn bases are relatively short against standard length .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yokozuna Slickhead is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 2171 - 2572 m . Deep-water Northwest Pacific: Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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