Melanostigma bellingshauseni

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Melanostigma bellingshauseni Orlovskaya & Balushkin, 2020

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Melanostigma: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, stigma = signal (Ref. 45335);  bellingshauseni: Named for Faddei Faddeevich Bellingshausen (1778-1852), the famous Russian naval navigator, commander of the Russian around-the-world naval expedition in 1819-1821. During that expedition, 200 year ago, on January 16 (old style), 1820 at latitude 69°21'28" S, 2°14'50" W the continent of Antarctica was discovered..

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1000 - 1010 m (Ref. 123831). Deep-water

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Southern Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Plateau.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123831)

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Vertebrae: 86 - 91. This species is distinguished by the following characters: supratemporal commissure complete (full), without interruptions and losses of segments; no coronal commissure; with pore in the temporal canal; body lateral line with three series of neuromasts (predorsal, dorsolateral, and mediolateral); gill rakers on the first branchial arch 27 (23-27), of which 13 (10-13) in external row; 14 (13-16) in internal row; pectoral-fin rays 8; vertebrae 87 (86-91) including 21 (21-23) abdominal and 66 (68-71) caudal vertebrae; maxilla length 7.4 (6.5-7.8)% SL; upper lip coalesce with snout; abdominal vertebrae is slightly asymmetrical; length of anterior part of the center of vertebrae (in area of fifth to eighth vertebrae) 70-92% of length of its posterior part; body and head including snout tip, nostril tubes, and oral cavity light; tail with dark stripe at tips of dorsal, anal, and caudal fins (Ref. 123831).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Orlovskaya, M.V. and A.V. Balushkin, 2020. Melanostigma bellingshauseni sp. n. (Zoarcidae): a new pelagic eelpout from large depths in the Central Part of the Kerguelen Plateau (Southern Ocean). J. Ichthyol. 60(6):900-908. (Ref. 123831)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00135 - 0.00777), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 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 vulnerability (10 of 100).