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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Smooth-eye poacher

Xeneretmus leiops Gilbert, 1915
Max Length
24 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
37–399 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Smooth-eye poacher (Xeneretmus leiops), first described by Gilbert, 1915 is a medium-sized fish in the family Agonidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 24.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 37 to 399 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Xeneretmus leiops
Authority
Gilbert, 1915
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
24 cm
Depth Range
37–399 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Smooth-eye poacher is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Smooth-eye poacher is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 37 - 399 m . Temperate; - 33°N

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
24cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
34.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Gilbert, 1915

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .

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