Pyrolycus Moelleri
📖 Overview
Photographed and collected at dacite lava talus areas on the sandy-ash slopes of the seamount in areas adjacent to aqueous vents. Found in association with two species of shrimp, a crab, and an anthozoan .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 87 - 88; Anal soft rays: 68 - 69; Vertebrae: 95 - 96. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrate 28+67-68 = 95-96; absence of palatine teeth; 13-14 pectoral fin rays; no occipital pores; 2 postorbital pores .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pyrolycus Moelleri is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pyrolycus Moelleri is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Pyrolycus Moelleri is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 1336 m . Deep-water Southwest Pacific: known only from a hydrothermal vent field on Brothers Seamount, Kermadec Ridge.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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