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Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Poromitra: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, mitra = stripe, belt (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθυπελαγικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 400 - 1103 m (Ref. 51657), usually 800 - 1000 m (Ref. 6747). Deep-water; 50°N - 10°N
North Atlantic, Northwest Atlantic and central South Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm 8.9, range 8 - 10.2 cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 4502)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Hard, sharp head spines. Scales on body and operculum intact (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults found mainly below 400 - 500 meters, to 800 - 1,000 meters; juveniles as shallow as 50 - 100 meters (Ref. 51657).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Maul, G.E., 1990. Melamphaidae. p. 612-618. 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. 2. (Ref. 4502)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 3.1 - 3.9, mean 3.4 °C (based on 5 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00442 - 0.02595), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 41.2 [16.1, 170.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.409 [0.143, 1.329] mg/100g; Protein = 2.86 [0.00, 6.84] %; Omega3 = 0.272 [0.074, 0.913] g/100g; Selenium = 6.01 [1.80, 24.45] μg/100g; VitaminA = 130 [16, 1,230] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.798 [0.411, 1.657] mg/100g (wet weight);
