Saccogaster Horrida
📖 Overview
This viviparous species was caught on the upper continental slope and this female specimen was with ovaries containing many eggs but no embryos .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 84; Anal soft rays: 57; Vertebrae: 56. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a pair of distinct free spines on frontal plate above and behind eyes, bony ridge above eye and cartilaginous ethmoidal spine in front of eyes; thin, transparent skin, scaleless and without neuromasts; anterior arch with long gill rakers 2-3 times length of gill filaments; palatines with 2-3 tooth rows; pectoral peduncle is twice as long as high; vertebrae, precaudal 14, total 56; fin rays, D 84, A 57 and pectoral 21; otolith length to height, 1.75, otolith length to colliculum length (2.1), sulcus with long pointed anterior projection .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Saccogaster Horrida is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 403 m . Tropical Indian Ocean.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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