Yawning
📖 Overview
Trawled at depths greater than 800-1000 m ; seined with unclosing fishing gear at 4500-0 m and with closing fishing gear at depths of 1300-645 m .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: spinulated posterior and lower margins of the praeoperculum with the angular part of the praeoperculum having a non-spinulated notch; insertion of the ventral fins at the level of the vertical of the posterior margin of the pectoral fin insertion, or sometimes slightly shifted anteriad in small specimens; upper jaw extends beyond the vertical of the posterior eye margin; possess the smallest eyes among other species of the genus, 10.7-17.2 times in HL; soft rays on dorsal fin 9-10, in anal fin 7-8; first branchial arch with 23-25 rakers; vertebrae 24-25; pyloric caeca 7 .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yawning is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Yawning is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Yawning is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 645 - 5320 m . Deep-water; 45°N - 49°S, 79°E - 109°W
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Listless Melamphid Fish · Tiny-eye Bigscale · Yawning |
| 🌍CES | velkošupinatka indonéská |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Chihirokabutoo · チヒロカブトウオ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Зевающая поромитра |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 孔頭鯛 · 小眼犀孔鯛 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 5 records indexed .
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