Stout beardfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Stout beardfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34 - 37; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 29. Dark brownish grey in color, silvery below; black blotch on distal part of anterior dorsal rays . Snout blunt, rounded, adipose. Hyoid barbels present .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Stout beardfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Stout beardfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 770 m , usually 360 - 540 m . Deep-water West Indies, Saba Bank, Leeward Islands, off northern coast of Cuba and west of the Bahamas.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Atlantic beardfish · Barbudo · Salmonete · Stout beardfish |
| 🌍CES | vousatka vznešená |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | atlantinpartakala |
| 🇫🇷French | Gros barbudo · Poisson chèvre robuste · Poisson à barbe |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Salmonete do alto · salmon de alto |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Благородная полимиксия |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Chivato de fondo · Salmon de lo altso · Salmón del alto |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinemus venustus | Poey | 1860 | Synonym |
| Nemobrama webii | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Polymixia nobilis virginica | Nichols & Firth | 1936 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .
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