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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Photonectes Munificus

Photonectes munificus Gibbs, 1968
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
0–440 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Photonectes Munificus (Photonectes munificus), first described by Gibbs, 1968 is a fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 440 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Photonectes munificus
Authority
Gibbs, 1968
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Depth Range
0–440 m
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Stomiiformes
Stomiiformes
Family
Stomiidae
Stomiidae
Genus
Photonectes
Photonectes
Species
Photonectes Munificus
Photonectes munificus

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Photonectes Munificus is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Photonectes Munificus 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; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 440 m . Deep-water Southeast Pacific: Chile.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.9±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00309 × L3.12 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Gibbs, 1968

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

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