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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Verilus Atlanticus

Verilus atlanticus Mochizuki & Sano, 1984
Max Length
24.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
180–300 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Overview information for Verilus Atlanticus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Verilus atlanticus
Authority
Mochizuki & Sano, 1984
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
24.5 cm
Depth Range
180–300 m
Trophic Level
3.9
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Verilus
Verilus
Species
Verilus Atlanticus
Verilus atlanticus

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: lower jaw with only villiform teeth posterior to a canine tooth near symphysis; absence of basioccipital fossa; proximal-middle radial of first anal-fin pterygiophore with angular concavity on anterior surface; pectoral-fin rays 16 (rarely 15); first gill arch with gill rakers on lower arm 14-18; lateral-line scales 45-49; scales cycloid and very weakly ctenoid .Cross section: flattened.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Verilus Atlanticus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Verilus Atlanticus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Verilus Atlanticus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 180 - 300 m . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.9±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01072 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
24.5cm
Dorsal Spines
10
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
7

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
13.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Mochizuki & Sano, 1984

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