Thalassobathia pelagica explained

Thalassobathia pelagica is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).^{[1] [2] [3]} It is sometimes referred to by the common name pelagic brotula.^[4]

Description

Thalassobathia pelagica has a maximum length of . It has 72–79 dorsal soft rays, 58–65 anal soft rays and 22–29 pectoral soft rays.^[5] It has 7 branchiostegal rays and its head and body are compressed.^[6]

Habitat

Thalassobathia pelagica is bathypelagic,^[7] living at depths of in the Atlantic Ocean.^[8] 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.^[9]

Behaviour

Thalassobathia pelagica lives in close association with the sea jelly Stygiomedusa gigantea.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Thalassobathia pelagica. www.itis.gov.
2. Web site: Thalassobathia pelagica - Cohen, 1963. eunis.eea.europa.eu.
3. Web site: National Oceanographic Data Center Taxonomic Code: Numerical (code order) listing. August 20, 1984. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmemtal [sic] Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Google Books.
4. Web site: Pelagic brotula - Encyclopedia of Life. 2021-12-30. eol.org.
5. Web site: Marine Species Identification Portal : Thalassobathia pelagica. species-identification.org.
6. Web site: NOAA Technical Report NMFS CIRC.. August 20, 1978. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Google Books.
7. Web site: Journal of Ichthyology. August 20, 2008. Scripta Publishing Company. Google Books.
8. Web site: Thalassobathia pelagica Cohen, 1963. www.gbif.org.
9. Web site: Thalassobathia pelagica. 2021-12-30. www.fishbase.se.
10. Web site: Thalassobathia pelagica.