Pyrolycus Manusanus
📖 Overview
Stomach contents include bresiliid shrimps. A 12.46 cm SL female specimen had about 600 eggs of various size, up to 0.4 mm in diameter; another 17.2 cm SL female with about 650 eggs of various size, up to 1.0 mm in diameter .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 78 - 81. Flesh gelatinous. Head without dermal papillae. Gill slit large, extending ventrally beyond the pectoral fin absent. Suborbital bones 6; canal with 6-7 pores. Postorbital pores 3; occipital 1. Palatopterygoid series weak. Scales, lateral line and pseudobranch absent.. Teeth on vomer and palatine present. Caudal fin rays 8-10 .: eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pyrolycus Manusanus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1623 - 1971 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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