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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Temperate

Timorichthys Angustus

Timorichthys angustus Nielsen, Okamoto & Schwarzhans, 2013
Max Length
5.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Overview information for Timorichthys Angustus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Timorichthys angustus
Authority
Nielsen, Okamoto & Schwarzhans, 2013
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
5.2 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Timorichthys
Timorichthys
Species
Timorichthys Angustus
Timorichthys angustus

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 80; Anal soft rays: 52; Vertebrae: 62. This species is distinguished from its congener T. disjunctus, by the following characters: pectoral fin peduncle much longer than its width (vs. equal in length); precaudal vertebrae 22 (vs. 16); total vertebrae 62 (vs. 52); long rakers on first gill arch 14 (vs. 6); horizontal eye diameter 3.1% SL (vs. 1.3% SL); interorbital width 0.8% SL (vs. 3.3% SL); no posterior mandibular pore (vs. present); anterior infraorbital pores 1 (vs. 3); opercular spine not covered by skin (vs. covered by skin); otolith height to thickness 2.5 (vs. 1.8); in alcohol head and body light brown (vs. dark brown) .Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Timorichthys Angustus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Timorichthys Angustus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Timorichthys Angustus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 95 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: East China Sea, Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00468 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
5.2cm
Dorsal Rays
80
Anal Rays
52
Vertebrae
62

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Nielsen, Okamoto & Schwarzhans, 2013

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