Wrinkle-jaw snailfish
📖 Overview
Species typical of moderately deep waters. Holotype had ostracods and rocks found in its stomach . Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 37; Anal soft rays: 30; Vertebrae: 41. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: projecting lower jaw anterior to upper jaw; distinct flaps and folds of skin on snout, upper jaw, and ventral portion of mandible; large pelvic disc 37.4% HL; slender body; depth at pectoral fin base 20.5% SL, at anal-fin origin 19.0% SL; 2-6-8-1 pattern of cephalic lateralis pores, no coronal and post coronal pores; 2 epurals that are fused at the base; autogenous hypural plates; with pleural ribs; no pseudobranchiae; no subcutaneous layer; no pyloric caeca .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Wrinkle-jaw snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Wrinkle-jaw snailfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Wrinkle-jaw snailfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 455 m . Deep-water Northeast Pacific: Seguam Pass, east of Seguam Island.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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