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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Idiacanthinae
Etymology: Idiacanthus: Greek, idia = own privative + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Peters.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθυπελαγικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 58302), usually 30 - 800 m (Ref. 51358). Deep-water; 40°N - 54°S, 85°W - 150°W
North Atlantic: north of 10°N. South Atlantic: southern tip of Africa. Also recorded from the Patagonian region of Argentina (Ref. 27363). Indo-Pacific: across the Indian Ocean north of about 23°S to west and central Pacific between 27°N and 23°S. South China Sea and water near Taiwan (Ref.74511).
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm 25.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 48.9 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 27363); 29.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 62 - 72; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 39 - 46. Pelvic fins of females with 6 soft rays, absent in males (Ref. 6600). No true gill rakers (Ref. 27363). Dark brown or pale in male and black or dark brownish black in female (Ref. 37473).
Mesopelagic in depths exceeding 500 m (Ref. 7249) and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Females undergo diel vertical migrations (Ref. 7249).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Krueger, W.H., 1990. Idiacanthidae. p. 341-342. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7249)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.2 - 27.4, mean 16 °C (based on 3030 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
