🌊 Marine
Data Deficient
🌡️ Temperate
Parophidion Vassali
Parophidion vassali Risso, 1810
📖 Overview
Uncommon species . Found on the deeper parts of the continental shelf . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
Scientific Name
Parophidion vassali
Authority
Risso, 1810
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
25 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae
Genus
Parophidion
Parophidion
Species
Parophidion Vassali
Parophidion vassali
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Parophidion Vassali is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Parophidion Vassali 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; demersal. Temperate; 45°N - northeast Atlantic.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00102 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
25cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2008
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Risso, 1810
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