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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Scopeloberyx Bannikovi

Scopeloberyx bannikovi Kotlyar, 2004
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
37.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Scopeloberyx Bannikovi (Scopeloberyx bannikovi), first described by Kotlyar, 2004 is a fish in the family Melamphaidae (order Beryciformes). It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Scopeloberyx bannikovi
Authority
Kotlyar, 2004
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
37.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Scopeloberyx Bannikovi is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Scopeloberyx Bannikovi is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3±0.2

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01096 × L3.1 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
37.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kotlyar, 2004

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