Biology:Parabrotula tanseimaru

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Parabrotula tanseimaru
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Parabrotulidae
Genus: Parabrotula
Species:
P. tanseimaru
Binomial name
Parabrotula tanseimaru
Miya & Nielsen, 1991

Parabrotula tanseimaru is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Parabrotulidae,[1] that is found off southern Japan in the Sagami Bay. It is a bathypelagic species, swimming at depths up to 1300 meters below sea level. It feeds on copepods and grows to around 4.9 centimeters in length, with the largest specimen being 6.2 centimeters in length.[2][3] The species is only known from a single type locality collected off Sagami Bay, with 25 other specimens being caught in trawl nets up to 680 meters deep.[3]

The species has been classified as 'Data deficient' by the IUCN Red List, as its current population is unknown, and no conversation efforts have been made towards it.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2304020 entry