Yiwarda whiptail
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2. Grooved lateral line present; body scales relatively small, lateral line scales over distance equal to predorsal length 39-50, scale rows between pelvic fin base and operculum 11-12, below midbase of first dorsal fin to anal fin 26-30, below origin of second dorsal fin 6-9; scale covering on gular and branchiostegal membranes extensive; teeth in both jaws relatively small, but with a distinctly enlarged outer series on premaxillary and a slightly enlarged inner series on dentary; total gill rakers on inner series of first arch 9-13, on inner and outer series of second arch 9-12. Snout protruding, angular.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 770 - 1293 m . Deep-water Indian Ocean: Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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