Santelmoa Fusca
📖 Overview
Santelmoa Fusca (Santelmoa fusca), first described by Matallanas, Corbella & Møller, 2012 is a medium-sized fish. Adults typically reach 22.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Polar waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 109 - 113; Anal spines: 88 - 94. Can be diagnosed by the following characters: mouth terminal; oral valve overlapping the anterior edge of vomer; two posterior nasal pores of similar size; lateral line double with ventral and medio-lateral branches; two irregular rows of palatine teeth; vomerine teeth present; dorsal fin rays 109-113; anal fin rays 88-94; pectoral fin rays 15-17; vertebrae asymmetrical, 27-29 + 87-91 = 114-118; two pyloric caeca well developed; pseudobranch filaments 3-6, elongated. Scales reduced to tail, absent on head and body .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Santelmoa Fusca is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Polar Southern Ocean: Gerlache Strait and Bransfield Strait (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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