FB-8995 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Bellottia Bellottia apoda Giglioli, 1883 Bellottia Tabinjčić Brotola apoda Bròtola coixa 丽胎鳚 麗胎鳚 1994-03-05 2024-03-22 Nielsen, J.G.0 Bythitidae. p. 1153-1157. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. FAO, Paris. Vol. 3. (Ref. 4758) Nielsen, J.G.0 Bythitidae. p. 574-575. 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. 6526) Gramitto, M.E. and B. Coen0 New records of <i>Bellotia apoda</i> (Bythitidae) in the Adriatic sea with notes on morphology and biology. Cybium 21(2):163-172. (Ref. 13359) Amori, G., F.M. Angelici, S. Frugis, G. Gandolfi, R. Groppali, B. Lanza, G. Relini and G. Vicini0 Vertebrata. In A. Minelli, S. 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Galil0 A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Zootaxa 3994(4):507-530. (Ref. 104125) Papaconstantinou, C.0 Fauna Graeciae. An updated checklist of the fishes in the Hellenic seas. Monagraphs on Marine Sciences 7 (Ref. 113897) FB-pic-8995-28561 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2001-01-21 2001-01-25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Beapo_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Beapo_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Depth range from 30-500 m (Ref. 6526) and from 460-569 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). The food of Bellottia apoda appears to be a mixture of planktonic and benthic preys (Ref. 13359). Viviparous (Ref. 6526). Uncommon species (Ref. 34024), but it is not so rare as it seemed in the Adriatic Sea (Ref. 13359). Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1997-09-02 00:00:00 2005-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Mouth is large, with strong jaws; six caudal rays (Ref. 13359). Swim-bladder present; pelvic fins absent; several sharp spines present at lower angle of opercle; precaudal vertebrae 10 to 12; caudal fin broadly joined to dorsal and anal fins; male intromittent organ lacking ossified parts; females have genital pores (Ref. 34024). Gramitto, M.E. and B. Coen 1997 New records of <i>Bellotia apoda</i> (Bythitidae) in the Adriatic sea with notes on morphology and biology. Cybium 21(2):163-172. (Ref. 13359) FB-Morphology-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1997-09-02 00:00:00 2005-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 81 - 96; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 64 - 76 Gramitto, M.E. and B. Coen 1997 New records of <i>Bellotia apoda</i> (Bythitidae) in the Adriatic sea with notes on morphology and biology. Cybium 21(2):163-172. (Ref. 13359) FB-Distribution-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2004-03-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Mediterranean Sea and subtropical Eastern Atlantic: Greece, Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, south Portugal and off Madeira (Ref. 4758, Ref. 13359). Also one specimen from 29°50.2'N, 28°29.8'W (Ref. 4758). Subtropical western Atlantic specimens may be this species (Ref. 34024). Nielsen, J.G. 1990 Bythitidae. p. 574-575. 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. 6526) FB-Uses-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: of no interest Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-LifeCycle-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8995&StockCode=9315 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Viviparous (Ref. 34024). Nielsen, J.G. 1990 Bythitidae. p. 574-575. 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. 6526) FB-TrophicStrategy-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2004-03-17 00:00:00 2008-03-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public apoda http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Bellottia apoda has a nocturnal activity, because of its nocturnal catchability and the great number of full stomachs (Ref. 13359). It is a carnivorous predator, the food appears to be a mixture of planktonic and benthic preys, which indicates a bentho-pelagic feeding behaviour (Ref. 13359). Gramitto, M.E. and B. Coen 1997 New records of <i>Bellotia apoda</i> (Bythitidae) in the Adriatic sea with notes on morphology and biology. Cybium 21(2):163-172. (Ref. 13359) FB-Size-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 6526)) Nielsen, J.G. 1990 Bythitidae. p. 574-575. 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. 6526) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-8995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8995 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution bathydemersal; marine; depth range 30 - 569 m (Ref. 56504) Mytilineou, C., C.-Y. Politou, C. Papaconstantinou, S. Kavadas, G. D'Onghia and L. Sion 2005 Deep-water fish fauna in the Eastern Ionian Sea. Belg. J. Zool., 135(2):229-233. (Ref. 56504)