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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Hadropareia: Greek, hadros = strong, big + Greek, pareia, as = cheek (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alexander Theodor (Aleksander Fedorovich) von Middendorff (1815–1894) was an Estonian of German extraction who was a traveller and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 50550). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk from the Bay of Penzhinsk to the Shantar Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11954)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 110 - 111; Anal soft rays: 89 - 90; Vertebrae: 106 - 115. First interneural located to the rear of the osseous process of the 2nd-4th vertebrae. Anterior to the first caudal vertebra 4-6 rays of anal fin on 5-7 interhaemals (Ref. 33657).
Inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 11954).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 1994. Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 60:120 p. (Ref. 11954)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0.9 - 3.8, mean 2.9 °C (based on 18 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00110 (0.00042 - 0.00288), b=3.09 (2.86 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 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 (12 of 100).