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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Polar

Podothecus Sturioides

Podothecus sturioides Guichenot, 1869
Max Length
29 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
6 yrs
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
8–432 m
Climate
Polar
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
44.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Occurs primarily along the shelf and makes considerable seasonal migrations to its boundary and upper zone of the continental slope where they overwinter .

Scientific Name
Podothecus sturioides
Authority
Guichenot, 1869
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Polar
Max Length
29 cm
Lifespan
6 years
Depth Range
8–432 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
44.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Water Temp
3–12 °C
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Podothecus Sturioides is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Podothecus Sturioides is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Podothecus Sturioides is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
23cm TL

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 8 - 432 m . Polar; 3°C - 12°C Northwest Pacific: Japan Sea, south to Kasumi, Japan and Wonsan, Korea; Pacific coast of Hokkaido; Sea of Okhotsk; Avatcha Bay of eastern Kamchatka.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3.3±0.1

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
29cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Temperature Range
3–12°C
Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
44.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Polar
Described By
Guichenot, 1869

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