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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Zoarchias Glaber

Zoarchias glaber Tanaka, 1908
Max Length
10 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Zoarchias Glaber (Zoarchias glaber), first described by Tanaka, 1908 is a small fish in the family Stichaeidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 10.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Zoarchias glaber
Authority
Tanaka, 1908
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
10 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 27 - 37; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 89; Anal soft rays: 88 - 98; Vertebrae: 107 - 123. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Zoarchias Glaber 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. Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan and Korean Peninsula.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
10cm
Dorsal Spines
32
Dorsal Rays
84
Anal Rays
93
Vertebrae
115

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Tanaka, 1908

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