Bigeye snailfish
📖 Overview
Bigeye snailfish (Temnocora candida), first described by Gilbert & Burke, 1912 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 10.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 64 to 400 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 44 - 48; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 37 - 39. Body light reddish dorsally, a little mottled; whitish ventrally; skin translucent; peritoneum and stomach pale .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bigeye snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 64 - 400 m . Deep-water; 66°N - 45°N, 154°E - 129°W North Pacific: off southeastern Kamchatka and northern Kuril Islands.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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