Gnomefish
📖 Overview
Adults found in deep rocky areas; young found in shallow water. The diet consists of fishes, crustaceans and squids. Spawns from October to March.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Adults black in color; juveniles dusky silver.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Gnomefish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 400 m . Temperate West Pacific: Mozambique and South Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bigeye · Gnomefish |
| 🌍AFR | Grootoog |
| 🌍CES | žravec temný |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Mutsu · ムツ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 게르치 |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-gnomo-costeiro |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Южноафриканский мицу |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 牛眼青鯥 · 牛眼鯥 |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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