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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Bigeye snailfish

Temnocora candida Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Max Length
10.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
64–400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Bigeye snailfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Temnocora candida
Authority
Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Max Length
10.6 cm
Depth Range
64–400 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Temnocora
Temnocora
Species
Bigeye snailfish
Temnocora candida

🐟 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

Diet information for Bigeye snailfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Bigeye snailfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 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

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
10.6cm
Dorsal Rays
46
Anal Rays
38

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Gilbert & Burke, 1912

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