Biology:Thalassobathia pelagica
| Thalassobathia pelagica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Thalassobathia |
| Species: | T. pelagica
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| Binomial name | |
| Thalassobathia pelagica (Cohen, 1963)
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Thalassobathia pelagica is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).[2][3][4] It is sometimes referred to by the common name pelagic brotula.[5]
Description
Thalassobathia pelagica has a maximum length of 22.1 cm (8.7 in). It has 72–79 dorsal soft rays, 58–65 anal soft rays and 22–29 pectoral soft rays.[6] It has 7 branchiostegal rays and its head and body are compressed.[7]
Habitat
Thalassobathia pelagica is bathypelagic,[8] living at depths of 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean.[9] Two specimens have been collected between Iceland and Ireland, and one from the Gulf of Guinea. It has also been reported from Greenland and Iceland. A specimen from the Bering Sea has uncertain identification as this species.[10]
Behaviour
Thalassobathia pelagica lives in close association with the sea jelly Stygiomedusa gigantea.[11]
References
- ↑ Nielsen, J. G. (February 4, 2009). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Thalassobathia pelagica". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en.
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Thalassobathia pelagica". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=165174#null.
- ↑ "Thalassobathia pelagica - Cohen, 1963". https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/125232.
- ↑ "National Oceanographic Data Center Taxonomic Code: Numerical (code order) listing". U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmemtal [sic] Satellite, Data, and Information Service. August 20, 1984. https://books.google.com/books?id=V3jrywygaJMC&q=%22Thalassobathia+pelagica%22&pg=PA282.
- ↑ "Pelagic brotula - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/46565554.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Thalassobathia pelagica". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1729.
- ↑ "NOAA Technical Report NMFS CIRC.". U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. August 20, 1978. https://books.google.com/books?id=g_HICheg96YC&q=%22Thalassobathia+pelagica%22&pg=PA51.
- ↑ "Journal of Ichthyology". Scripta Publishing Company. August 20, 2008. https://books.google.com/books?id=VBAkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Thalassobathia+pelagica%22.
- ↑ "Thalassobathia pelagica Cohen, 1963". https://www.gbif.org/species/2346338.
- ↑ "Thalassobathia pelagica". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Thalassobathia-pelagica.html.
- ↑ "Thalassobathia pelagica". https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Thalassobathia-pelagica.
Wikidata ☰ Q2591071 entry
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