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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Sciadonus Pedicellaris

Sciadonus pedicellaris Garman, 1899
Max Length
11.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
1169–5440 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Sciadonus Pedicellaris is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Sciadonus pedicellaris
Authority
Garman, 1899
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11.6 cm
Depth Range
1169–5440 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Bythitidae
Bythitidae
Genus
Sciadonus
Sciadonus
Species
Sciadonus Pedicellaris
Sciadonus pedicellaris

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 90 - 107. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: no distinct black spots dorsally and along its midbody; pelvic fin length 1.0-2.2 % SL; dorsal fin rays 90-107; precaudal vertebrae 43-49; origin of anal fin below dorsal fin rays 44-56 ; with protruding lower jaw and with tissue flaps anteriorly .Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Sciadonus Pedicellaris is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Sciadonus Pedicellaris is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Sciadonus Pedicellaris is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1169 - 5440 m . Deep-water Northeast Atlantic, Northeast Pacific, Southwest Pacific.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00468 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
11.6cm
Dorsal Rays
99

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Garman, 1899

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES hlubinář mořský

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .

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