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Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) >
Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Aulotrachichthys: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough; nyx: Named after Nyx, the Greek goddess of night, referring to its overall darker appearance than its congeners; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 195 - 200 m (Ref. 129295). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: eastern Taiwan.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 129295)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 5; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 13; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 8; Wervels: 27. This species is disinguished from its congeners by having the following set of characters: striated area extending posteriorly, slightly beyond middle point on the caudal peduncle, its length 66.7% caudal-peduncle length; D V,13; A III,8; gill rakers on first gill arch 6 + 1 + 14 = 21; abdominal scutes 9; lateral-scale rows 58; body height 34.1% SL; pelvic-fin-anal-fin length 30.3% SL; forehead height 2 4.1% SL; pectoral-fin length 18.1% SL; dorsal-fin-anal-fin length 42.6% SL; dorsal-fin length 35.3% SL; postdorsal length 29.6% SL; length between the end
of the anal-fin base to the end of the striated area (A-SA length), 12.4% SL. Colouration: body overall dark-brown, with chest, isthmus, and abdominal scutes uniformly black, and a distinct black vertical line along caudal-fin base (Ref, 129295),
Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Su, Y., H.-C. Ho and H.-C. Lin, 2023. A new luminous roughy fish from northeastern Taiwan, with comments on congeners in Taiwan (Trachichthyidae: Aulotrachichthys). J. Vertebr. Biol. 72(23060):1-15. (Ref. 129295)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00425 - 0.02703), b=3.02 (2.80 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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