Lipogenys gillii

Lipogenys gillii

Lipogenys gillii is a deep sea fish of the family of Dornrückenaale ( Notacanthidae ). He comes along the North American Atlantic coast from the Hudson Canyon off the mouth of the Hudson River up to Nova Scotia in depths from 400 to 2000 meters in front. Other populations to exist in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Australia and in Japan.

Features

Lipogenys gillii is 50 cm long. The species has a long eel-like, but laterally flattened body, which is supported 228-234 vertebrae. The tail is slender and expires pointed. A tail fin is missing. Unlike other spine back Aalen he has a short dorsal fin, which is supported 6-8 spines and 4-5 segmented soft rays. The height of the dorsal fin rays increases from front to back. The first one to three spines are not associated with fin membrane. The long anal fin begins close behind the anus and extends to the tip of the tail. The front rays are thorn -like, the posterior segments, the transition is smooth. There are 44 to 54 spines and 67-88 soft rays indicated a total of 116 to 136 The mouth is inferior, small and saugmaulartig. The upper lip is thick, wrinkled and covered with fleshy papillae. Your rear end is bent sharply downward. The short lower jaw is enclosed by the upper jaw when the mouth is closed. Teeth are missing. The number of Branchiostegalstrahlen is from 5 to 7, which is of 5 to 7 Pylorusschläuche The shoulder girdle degenerate somewhat, and Cleithrum Supracleithrum two deck bone missing. A gill Reuse does not exist. Lipogenys gillii is light brown, the gills chamber and the edge of the gill cover are dark brown, the mouth is slightly yellowish.

Nutrition

Lipogenys gillii feeds on organic material ( detritus ), which he takes with his suction mouth from the sea floor and takes small soft invertebrates and benthic invertebrates to himself.