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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Temperate

Ponticola Cephalargoides

Ponticola cephalargoides Pinchuk, 1976
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Restricted to brackish water habitats; endemic to Black and Caspian Seas . Found inshore, on pebbles or gravel, and also some offshore banks; migrates to shallows in spring . Eggs deposited under and between stones .

Scientific Name
Ponticola cephalargoides
Authority
Pinchuk, 1976
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
DD
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Ponticola Cephalargoides is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ponticola Cephalargoides is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Ponticola Cephalargoides is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Ponticola Cephalargoides is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Temperate; 48°N - 42°N, 27°E - 42°E

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.6±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00851 × L3.09 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2024

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Pinchuk, 1976

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