Antarctic escolar
📖 Overview
Adults and subadults epipelagic to mesopelagic, or mesobenthopelagic at shelves and slopes from surface to 830 m (temp. 0° to 4°C). Larvae and juveniles, probably mesopelagic to bathypelagic, down to 2,830 m depth . Feeds on krill, squid and fishes (predominantly myctophids). Larval and juvenile specimens mostly obtained between southern land masses and the Antarctic continent.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 36 - 39; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 34; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 25 - 31; Vertebrae: 64 - 67. Body is extremely elongate. Mouth with fang-like teeth, 3-6 fangs anteriorly in upper jaw and 1 fang on each side of the lower jaw. Pyloric caeca 6. Color is silvery white without any conspicuous marks except 40 - 50 narrow longitudinal lines of pale melanophores; the dorsal-fin base, opercular region and caudal-fin origin dark brownish.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Antarctic escolar is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Antarctic escolar is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Antarctic escolar is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2830 m . Deep-water; 31°S - 79°S, 180°W - 180°E Southern Ocean: circumpolar.
🌿 Ecology
krill, squid and fishes (predominantly myctophids)
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 18 records indexed .
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