🌊 Marine
Data Deficient
🌡️ Deep-water
Neobythites Alcocki
Neobythites alcocki Nielsen, 2002
📖 Overview
Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
Scientific Name
Neobythites alcocki
Authority
Nielsen, 2002
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Depth Range
344–403 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae
Genus
Neobythites
Neobythites
Species
Neobythites Alcocki
Neobythites alcocki
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Neobythites Alcocki is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Neobythites Alcocki 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 344 - 403 m . Deep-water Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.0038 × L3.14
(TL)
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
21.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Nielsen, 2002
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