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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Psednos Anoderkes

Psednos anoderkes Chernova & Stein, 2002
Max Length
2.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
0–2036 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Caught between 0 and 2000 m depth over 3900 m depth. Assumed to be bathydemersal (Rainer Froese, pers. comm.).

Scientific Name
Psednos anoderkes
Authority
Chernova & Stein, 2002
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
2.7 cm
Depth Range
0–2036 m
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 37; Vertebrae: 42. Skin pale, peritoneum blackish-brown, mouth and gill cavity pale. Coronal pore present. Mouth strongly oblique, angle 73-75°. Eyes very small, 14% HL. Branchial cavity large with ventrolateral part prominent, covering base of pectoral fin. Gill rakers unmodified. Pectoral fin insertion low, almost horizontal .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Psednos Anoderkes 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 0 - 2036 m . Deep-water northeast of Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.1±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
2.7cm
Dorsal Rays
37
Vertebrae
42

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Chernova & Stein, 2002

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES terčovnice mexická

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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