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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Insular shelf beauty

Symphysanodon typus Bleeker, 1878
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Max Length
17 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
50–400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Inhabits deep offshore trawling grounds . Probably feeds on zooplankton. Reported to be frequently consumed by the lutjanid Pristipomoides at Pathfinder Reef, Mariana Archipelago .

Scientific Name
Symphysanodon typus
Authority
Bleeker, 1878
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Max Length
17 cm
Depth Range
50–400 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Insular shelf beauty is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Insular shelf beauty 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; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 400 m . Deep-water Pacific Ocean: Indonesia (off Lombok and the Kai Islands) and the Philippines (off Luzon) to the Hawaiian Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
Food Items

zooplankton

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01122 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
17cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
11.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Bleeker, 1878

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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