Slender cuskeel
📖 Overview
A benthopelagic species at bathyal and abyssal depth . Common species . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 17-19; first gill arch with long gill rakers 14-18; HL:HD 1.81-2.03; all head spines are strong, present on ethmoidal, lacrimal, prefrontal, interorbital, supraorbital, sphenotic, 5th infraorbital, supratemporal, inner and outer posttemporal, inner and outer preopercular rims; opercular spine is sharp, strong, extruding; maxilla with scales; small opercular flap with ridges; lower lateral line pores extend until beginning of anal fin 23-26; broad dentition patch on vomer (3-5 rows of teeth) and palatines (4-9 rows of teeth); otolith with separate ostial and caudal colliculi; OL:OH = 1.55-1.9; OL:TCL = 1.7-1.9 .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Slender cuskeel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1000 - 5055 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Slender cusk eel · slender cuskeel |
| 🌍CES | hrujovník tenkoocasý |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Maskilouhinilkka |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Kowatogetaraitachiuo · コワトゲタライタチウオ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 頭棘孔鼬魚 · 頭棘孔鼬鳚 · 鼬魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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