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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Bellingshausenia: Named for its type locality, Bellingshausen Sea.; olasoi: Named for Dr. Ignacio Olaso..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 615 m (Ref. 81218). Temperate
Antarctic: Bellingshausen Sea, Southern Ocean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81218); 25.4 cm SL (female)
Short description
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This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: branchiostegal rays 7; scapular foramen open; narrow cranium; smooth ceratohyal-epihyal articulation; well developed palatal arch; no supratemporal commissure and occipital pores; reduced intercalar, displaced backward; smooth ceratohyal-epihyal juncture, well-developed palatal arch and parasphenoid wing reaching mid-height of the trigeminofacialis foramen; presence of scales, lateral line, pelvic fins, pseudobranch, pyloric caeca, vomerine and palatine teeth (Ref. 81218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Matallanas, J., 2009. Description of a new genus and species of zoarcid fish, Bellingshausenia olasoi, from the Bellinghausen Sea (Southern Ocean). Polar Biol. 32(6):873-878. (Ref. 81218)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00120 (0.00057 - 0.00252), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).