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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Trunov southern cetomimid

Notocetichthys trunovi Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989
Max Length
10.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
-
Depth
1210–1360 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Trunov southern cetomimid (Notocetichthys trunovi), first described by Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989 is a small fish in the family Cetomimidae (order Beryciformes). Adults typically reach 10.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 1210 to 1360 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Notocetichthys trunovi
Authority
Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
10.9 cm
Depth Range
1210–1360 m
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Beryciformes
Beryciformes
Family
Cetomimidae
Cetomimidae
Genus
Notocetichthys
Notocetichthys
Species
Trunov southern cetomimid
Notocetichthys trunovi

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 39 - 41. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Trunov southern cetomimid 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; bathypelagic; depth range 1210 - 1360 m . Deep-water; 65°S - 66°S Known only from the 2 type specimens taken from the Lazarev Sea, Antarctic.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
10.9cm
Dorsal Rays
13
Anal Rays
12
Vertebrae
40

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
13.00/100
Low vulnerability
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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