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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Stichaeopsis Epallax

Stichaeopsis epallax Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Max Length
30 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
9–200 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
62.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Stichaeopsis Epallax (Stichaeopsis epallax), first described by Jordan & Snyder, 1902 is a medium-sized fish. Adults typically reach 30.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 9 to 200 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Stichaeopsis epallax
Authority
Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
30 cm
Depth Range
9–200 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
62.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Stichaeopsis
Stichaeopsis
Species
Stichaeopsis Epallax
Stichaeopsis epallax

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Stichaeopsis Epallax is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Stichaeopsis Epallax 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; demersal; depth range 9 - 200 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Toyama Prefecture to the northern Sea of Japan, the southern Kuril Islands, and the Sea of Okhotsk.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0038 × L3.16 (TL)
Max TL
30cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Very low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
62.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Snyder, 1902

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