Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Etymology: Branchiostegus: Greek, brangchia = gills + Greek, stego = roof, to cover (Ref. 45335); sanae: Named after a heroine’s name, San in Hayao Miyazaki’s film Princess Mononoke, referrig to the similar red under-eye stripes to this species and symbolizes the ideas and appeals of harmonious coexistence between man and nature (Miyazaki 1997).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 150 - 300 m (Ref. 132979). Temperate
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: South China Sea, China
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132979)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Huang, H., J. Chen, Z. Ke and C. Zhang, 2025. Branchiostegus sanae, a new species of deepwater tilefish (Eupercaria, Branchiostegidae) from the South China Sea. ZooKeys 1227:129-142. (Ref. 132979)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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