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Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Etymology: Mentodus: Latin, mentum = beard, chin + Greek, odous = teeth.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 980 - 2100 m (Ref. 4461). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: in tropical waters. Also known from the Indian Ocean and the northwest Pacific; probably occurring in the eastern Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4461)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Quéro, J.-C., T. Matsui, R.H. Rosenblatt and Y.I. Sazonov, 1990. Platytroctidae. p. 265-274. 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. 1. (Ref. 4461)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.3 - 6.2, mean 4.2 °C (based on 581 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00407 (0.00154 - 0.01080), b=3.17 (2.95 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
