Unipore snailfish
📖 Overview
Found on the continental slope . Probably benthic or benthopelagic . Largest eggs 1.7 mm in diameter, unripe .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 56; Vertebrae: 70. Caudal-fin rays 9; pectoral fin notch distinct, moderately deep; pectoral girdle with 3 round radials; chin pore single, unpaired; gill opening small, entirely above pectoral base, reaching ventrally to level of eye centre; HL 19.7% SL, about equal to its depth; preanal long, 40%; body deep, 132% HL; color solid black; orobranchial cavity and peritoneum black, tongue densely dotted .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Unipore snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Unipore snailfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Unipore snailfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1050 m . Deep-water west coast of Tasmania, Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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