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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Setarches Armata

Setarches armata Fowler, 1938
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Setarches Armata (Setarches armata) is a ray-finned fish of the family Setarchidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. With a trophic level of 3.3, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.

Scientific Name
Setarches armata
Authority
Fowler, 1938
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Trophic Level
3.3
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Setarches Armata is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Setarches Armata 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; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 216 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: known only from the Philippines.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01 × L3.08 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
21.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Fowler, 1938

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Scorpaenopsella armata Fowler 1938 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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