🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Uranoscopus Fuscomaculatus
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus Kner, 1868
📖 Overview
A benthic predator often lying buried up to its eyes in mud or sand waiting for prey to venture close enough to be caught with a swift lunge.
Scientific Name
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
Authority
Kner, 1868
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
30 cm
Depth Range
366–389 m
Trophic Level
4.1
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
33.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Perch-like fishes
Perciformes
Family
Uranoscopidae
Uranoscopidae
Genus
Uranoscopus
Uranoscopus
Species
Uranoscopus Fuscomaculatus
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Uranoscopus Fuscomaculatus is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Uranoscopus Fuscomaculatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 366 - 389 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4.1±0.7
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00794 × L3.09
(TL)
Max TL
30cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
33.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.1
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kner, 1868
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