Thalassobathia pelagica

Thalassobathia pelagica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Thalassobathia
Species:
T. pelagica
Binomial name
Thalassobathia pelagica
(Cohen, 1963)

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

  1. ^ Nielsen, J. G. (February 4, 2009). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Thalassobathia pelagica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Thalassobathia pelagica". www.itis.gov.
  3. ^ "Thalassobathia pelagica - Cohen, 1963". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  4. ^ "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 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Pelagic brotula - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  6. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Thalassobathia pelagica". species-identification.org.
  7. ^ "NOAA Technical Report NMFS CIRC". U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. August 20, 1978 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Journal of Ichthyology". Scripta Publishing Company. August 20, 2008 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Thalassobathia pelagica Cohen, 1963". www.gbif.org.
  10. ^ "Thalassobathia pelagica". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  11. ^ "Thalassobathia pelagica".


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