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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Neobythites Bimarginatus

Neobythites bimarginatus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
Max Length
11 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
295–530 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
14.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Common species . Feed on gastropods . Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .

Scientific Name
Neobythites bimarginatus
Authority
Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
11 cm
Depth Range
295–530 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
14.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 106 - 110; Anal soft rays: 86 - 90; Vertebrae: 59 - 62. Anterior anal fin-ray below dorsal fin-ray number 23-25, distal and proximal parts of dorsal and anal fins light and middle part black, and median part of body immediately behind head with 6-7 light areas.: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Neobythites Bimarginatus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Neobythites Bimarginatus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Neobythites Bimarginatus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 295 - 530 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: off New Caledonia and a few neighboring islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.4±0.58
Food Items

gastropods (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0038 × L3.14 (TL)
Max TL
11cm
Dorsal Rays
108
Anal Rays
88
Vertebrae
61

🌡️ 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
14.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979

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