Phyllorhinichthys Balushkini
📖 Overview
Known from five (5) known specimens. A 12.5-cm specimen with about 35-mm long (27%SL) ovaries contains thousands of tiny eggs, each about 0.2-0.3 mm in diameter . Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 5. Diagnosis: Metamorphosed females of this species have longer illicium (16.0-20.8% SL) than P. micractis (11.5-12.6%SL); and further differs in having a single anterior escal appendage (vs. 2), bifurcated only at the distal tip; considerably longer, more slender, distal escal appendage, 36.4-57.6% SL (vs. 6.4-15.8%SL); and, has probably smaller, less-well-developed snout flaps, however, skin of the snout of 3 of the 5 known specimens is torn away that making proper assessment of the character is impossible .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Phyllorhinichthys Balushkini is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Phyllorhinichthys Balushkini is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Phyllorhinichthys Balushkini is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3200 m . Deep-water North Atlantic, off southwest coast of Ireland, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Western North Atlantic, Bahamas, Eastern North Atlantic, Eastern South Atlantic.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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