Tadpole whiptail
📖 Overview
Overview information for Tadpole whiptail is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dark brown, becoming blackish on the gular and branchiostegal membranes. Inside of mouth and gill cover black. Head fully scaled, mandibular band is narrow . Orbit tiny, about 10% of head length, placed forward of small, inferior mouth. Chin barbel absent. First gill slit not restricted by membranous folds of skin, outer gill rakers long, slender. Branchiostegal rays 7. Anus immediately before anal fin. Tail straplike. Anal fin long, poorly developed. No light organ. Swimbladder regressed. (Ref 1371): elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tadpole whiptail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Tadpole whiptail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 600 - 1740 m . Deep-water Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Tadpole whiptail |
| 🌍CES | nezumie hnědá |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Bakedara · バケダラ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Круглоголовый сквалогадус · Круглоголовый сквалогдус |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 卵首鱈 · 鱈魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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