Pelagic cusk
📖 Overview
A benthic species found on the continental slope . Uncommon species . Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 63 - 92; Anal soft rays: 54 - 79; Vertebrae: 47 - 49. A deep bodied cusk eel distinguished by the following characters: head 3.0-3.9 times in SL; eye diameter 5.5-6.8 in HL; interorbital 4.8-6.3 in HL; snout 3.8-5.2 in HL; depth 4.3-6.8 in SL; predorsal length 3.3-4.7 in SL, with distance between pelvic origin to anal origin 2.5-4.4 in SL; absence of pseudobranchiae; pyloric caeca 12-13; median basibranchial tooth patches 2; one opercular spine and 3 short blunt spines at the lower angle of preopercle; differs from its congeners in origin of dorsal fin which is above preopercle, no pseudobranchial filaments, pectoral fins and pelvic fins are short and not reaching anus : elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pelagic cusk is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 200 - 500 m . Deep-water West Pacific: off East Africa to New Caledonia.
🌿 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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