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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Krusensterniella: Named after the Russian navigator explorer, Admiral I.F. Krusenstern, who led the first Russian circumnavigation (1803– 1806) and visited that part of the Sea of Okhotsk where the type species was found. Of the two Russian-language names 'krusensterniella' (Taranets, 1937) and 'kruzenshternia' (Sheiko and Fedorov, 2000)—the first one has come into scientific use (Ref. 130195); squamosa: Name from Latin 'squamosus' meaning covered with scales or scaly.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 194 m (Ref. 130195). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130195)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 100; Anal soft rays: 81; Vertebrae: 102. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pungent spines (D2) II, found in front of the middle of the caudal part of the body; all spiny rays (D1 + D2) 45; number of rays in D1 is less than in D3: 43 and 55; vertebrae 102; D 100 (43 II 55); A 81; scales are developed in a continuous cover not only on the posterior, but also on the anterior part of the body, reaching the base of the pectoral (Ref. 130195).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V., 2022. Review of prickled eelpouts of genus Krusensterniella (Zoarcidae) describing three new species from the far-eastern seas. J. Ichthyol. 62(2):153-172. (Ref. 130195)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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