🌊 Marine
Data Deficient
🌡️ Deep-water
Porogadus Nudus
Porogadus nudus Vaillant, 1888
📖 Overview
Rare species . Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
Scientific Name
Porogadus nudus
Authority
Vaillant, 1888
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
19.8 cm
Depth Range
2325–3200 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae
Genus
Porogadus
Porogadus
Species
Porogadus Nudus
Porogadus nudus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Porogadus Nudus is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Porogadus Nudus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2325 - 3200 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.5±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.0038 × L3.14
(TL)
Max TL
19.8cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2014
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Vaillant, 1888
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