Ridgehead
📖 Overview
Adults found mainly below 400 - 500 meters, to 800 - 1,000 meters; juveniles as shallow as 50 - 100 meters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Hard, sharp head spines. Scales on body and operculum intact .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ridgehead is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 400 - 1103 m , usually 800 - 1000 m . Deep-water; 50°N - 10°N North Atlantic, Northwest Atlantic and central South Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Ridgehead |
| 🌍CES | velkošupinatka trnohlavá |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | koukkusärmäpää |
| 🇫🇷French | Lubin rhino |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Большеголовая поромитра |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 55 records indexed .
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