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Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335); simonyi: Named after Prof. Oskar Simony of Mathematics and Physics, Hochschule für Bodenkultur, Vienna, eclectic and collector (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Dr Oskar Simony (1852–1915) was an Austrian mathematician, physicist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 200 - 900 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 72°N - 16°N, 67°W - 20°E (Ref. 6181)
North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Madeira, and Canary Islands.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 130 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 6181)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 44 - 46; Raios dorsais (total) : 104 - 109; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais : 93 - 102; Vértebras: 153 - 158. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Found on continental slope and underwater rises. Juveniles mesopelagic.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.4 - 11.4, mean 9.8 °C (based on 59 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00011 (0.00006 - 0.00022), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 14.1 [6.2, 28.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.268 [0.123, 0.592] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.5, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.246 [0.110, 0.576] g/100g; Selenium = 30.8 [11.5, 79.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7 [1, 37] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.311 [0.195, 0.528] mg/100g (wet weight);