Pyrolycus Jaco
📖 Overview
This species feeds on benthic sessile invertebrates associated with the hydrothermal seep area. Dissection and scans reveal limpets and snail in the gut of the paratype (Ref 137812).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 37 - 57; Anal soft rays: 22 - 43; Vertebrae: 80. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: five suborbital bones with 5 pores, occipital pores 2, postorbital pores 3; vertebrae 23 + ~57 = ~80, presence of vomerine 7-8 and palatine teeth 12-15; total gill rakers 2-3+13-15= 16-17, pectoral fin rays 14-15, upper jaw short 33.9-42.4% HLl; snout short 21.3-24.3% HL; precaudal vertebrae 22-23; postorbital pores 3; pectoral-fin rays 4-15 ; occipital pores (1-0-1); eye diameter 12.1-14.9; gill slit 26.9-34.7 .: eel-like; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pyrolycus Jaco is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pyrolycus Jaco is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Pyrolycus Jaco is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 1604 - 1854 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Costa Rica.
🌿 Ecology
benthic sessile invertebrates associated with the hydrothermal seep area
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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