Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

Inhabits offshore waters. Cleithral spine with venom gland (Ref. 57406).
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Distribution

Distribution

Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida Keys in USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico
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Distribution

Gulf of Mexico, North West Atlantic
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Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida Keys in USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
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Physical Description

Size

Maximum size: 280 mm TL
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Max. size

28.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251))
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Type Information

Syntype for Kathetostoma albigutta
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico., Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 161 to 161
Vessel: Albatross
  • Syntype: Bean, T. H. 1892. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 (896): 121.
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Syntype for Kathetostoma albigutta
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Between Tampa Bay and Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 51 to 51
Vessel: Albatross
  • Syntype: Bean, T. H. 1892. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 (896): 121.
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Syntype for Kathetostoma albigutta
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Between Tampa Bay and Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 49 to 49
Vessel: Albatross
  • Syntype: Bean, T. H. 1892. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 (896): 121.
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Syntype for Kathetostoma albigutta
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, off Cape San Blas, Florida, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 110 to 110
Vessel: Albatross
  • Syntype: Bean, T. H. 1892. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 (896): 121.
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat

benthic
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Depth range based on 231 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 146 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 11 - 214.5
  Temperature range (°C): 15.839 - 25.374
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.519 - 14.710
  Salinity (PPS): 33.723 - 36.502
  Oxygen (ml/l): 3.453 - 5.755
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.097 - 1.177
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.942 - 6.435

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 11 - 214.5

Temperature range (°C): 15.839 - 25.374

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.519 - 14.710

Salinity (PPS): 33.723 - 36.502

Oxygen (ml/l): 3.453 - 5.755

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.097 - 1.177

Silicate (umol/l): 0.942 - 6.435
 
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Depth: 40 - 385m.
From 40 to 385 meters.

Habitat: demersal.
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Environment

demersal; marine; depth range 40 - 385 m
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Kathetostoma albigutta

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Threats

Not Evaluated
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