Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Bidenichthys: Latin, bi = two + Greek, dens, dentis = teeth + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); okamotoi: 'okamotoi', i.e., named in honor of Dr. Makoto Okamoto (Ref. 127413).
Eponymy: C Leo Biden of Cape Town was described as a ‘knowledgeable angler’, and a person “…to whom the South African Museum is indebted for many specimens and much information.” He wrote: Sea-Angling Fishes of the Cape (1948). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 315 - 387 m (Ref. 127413). Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Northwest Pacific: Koko Seamount, Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Chain.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127413); 16.9 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Møller, P.R., W.W. Schwarzhans, H. Lauridsen and J.G. Nielsen, 2022. Bidenichthys okamotoi, a new species of Bythitidae (Ophidiiformes, Teleostei) from the Koko Seamount, Central North Pacific. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 9(12):1399. (Ref. 127413)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 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 (13 of 100).
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