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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Rippled blaasop

Pelagocephalus marki Heemstra & Smith, 1981
Max Length
12 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Rippled blaasop is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Pelagocephalus marki
Authority
Heemstra & Smith, 1981
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
12 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Pelagocephalus
Pelagocephalus
Species
Rippled blaasop
Pelagocephalus marki

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9. Emerald green reticulations on back and caudal peduncle, becoming black laterally and bright silver ventrally .: short and / or deep.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Rippled blaasop is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Rippled blaasop is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Rippled blaasop is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Temperate Southeast Atlantic: Port Alfred to Knysna (South Africa).

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.2

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0263 × L2.88 (TL)
Max TL
12cm
Dorsal Rays
9
Anal Rays
9

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
11.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Heemstra & Smith, 1981

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