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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Threeband tonguesole

Symphurus trifasciatus Alcock, 1894
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Max Length
11.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
220–737 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Mature female specimens with elongate ovaries at sizes 9.26 and 9.35 cm SL were examined. Nothing is known of its life history .

Scientific Name
Symphurus trifasciatus
Authority
Alcock, 1894
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
11.6 cm
Depth Range
220–737 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Threeband tonguesole is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Threeband tonguesole 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 220 - 737 m . Deep-water west coast of India, Gulf of Manaár, and off Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

🌿 Ecology

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

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01122 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
11.6cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2020

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Alcock, 1894

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