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🐟Bony-eared assfish

Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878

大棘鼬魚(學名:Acanthonus armatus),為輻鰭魚綱鼬魚目鼬魚科的其中一種,於1878年由德國魚類學家阿爾伯特·岡瑟描述,並由他命名了該物種的學名,“Armatus”在拉丁語中意為「武裝的」,可能是因為這種魚的鼻尖和鰓上長有棘刺。分布於全球各大洋熱帶及亞熱帶海域,屬深海魚類,棲息深度在水深1171至4415公尺。本魚頭部大與身體尖細。吻部有突出又兩裂的棘,鰓蓋棘長且細延伸越過頭部的後面邊緣,以前鰓蓋骨的低角的發展良好的棘,眼小,前面的鰓弓有16至22個發展的耙。尾前椎9至10個,體長可達37.5公分,不具有經濟價值。

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Acanthonus armatus
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.38 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Body length
0.38 mmaximum recorded
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Trophic level
3.62
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Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.62 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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鼬魚 (zh), Acanthonus armatus (nl), Acanthonus armatus (sv), Acanthonus armatus (it), Acanthonus armatus (es), Acanthonus armatus (fr) … and 11 more languages
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