Cyema atrum
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Cyema atrum is a deep-sea ribbonfish species known for its extremely elongated, ribbon-like body and occurrence in mesopelagic to bathypelagic ocean waters worldwide.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep-sea fish
ⓘ
species of ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| authority | Günther, 1878 ⓘ |
| binomialName | Cyema atrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
extremely elongated
ⓘ
ribbon-like ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| color |
blackish
ⓘ
dark ⓘ |
| commonName | bobtail eel ⓘ |
| describedBy | Albert Günther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| distribution |
temperate waters
ⓘ
tropical waters ⓘ worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| family | Cyematidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Cyema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
bathypelagic zone
ⓘ
mesopelagic zone ⓘ |
| hasFamilyCharacteristic | only extant genus in family Cyematidae ⓘ |
| hasJaws | true ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage | leptocephalus larva ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | deep-sea ⓘ |
| livesIn |
deep pelagic waters
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extremely compressed body
ⓘ
large mouth ⓘ small head ⓘ tapering ribbon-like tail ⓘ |
| occursAtDepth |
bathypelagic depths
ⓘ
mesopelagic depths ⓘ |
| order | Saccopharyngiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
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