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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Neobythites Longiventralis

Neobythites longiventralis Nielsen, 1997
Max Length
13.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
205–330 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
16.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Rare species found to 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 longiventralis
Authority
Nielsen, 1997
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
13.7 cm
Depth Range
205–330 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
16.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae
Genus
Neobythites
Neobythites
Species
Neobythites Longiventralis
Neobythites longiventralis

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 91 - 92; Anal soft rays: 76; Vertebrae: 53 - 54. The ventral fins reach beyond the origin of anal fin. The hind margin of preoperculum has two spines. There are eleven (11) long rakers on the anterior gill arch. The anterior ocellus is at the origin of the dorsal fin, while the second and larger ocellus is posterior to the anus.: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Neobythites Longiventralis 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 205 - 330 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: Philippines to New Caledonia.

🌿 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
13.7cm
Dorsal Rays
92
Anal Rays
76
Vertebrae
54

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
16.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Nielsen, 1997

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES hrujovnice novokaledonská

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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