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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Platyberyx Paucus

Platyberyx paucus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013
Max Length
10 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Platyberyx Paucus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Platyberyx paucus
Authority
Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Max Length
10 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 26; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 31. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D 24-26; A15-16; vertebrae 31; no palatine teeth; it differs from all congeners, except P. andriashevi and P. pietschi, by having a laterally flattened, bladelike ventral procurrent caudal rays, and an anteriorly directed hook-like process on the third posteriormost ventral procurrent caudal ray .: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Platyberyx Paucus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Platyberyx Paucus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Platyberyx Paucus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.02455 × L3 (TL)
Max TL
10cm
Dorsal Rays
25
Anal Rays
16
Vertebrae
31

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013

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