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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Owstoniinae
Etymology: Owstonia: Named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), an amateur naturalist, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China.; dorypterus: A combination of the Greek 'dory' (spear) and 'pteron' (fin), which according to Fowler (1934a) is
"with reference to the long pointed soft vertical fins.".
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 320 m (Ref. 119093). Deep-water
Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119093)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 14; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished by the following: LL pattern type 3; cheek scale rows 5-6; oblique body scale rows in the mid-lateral series about 45; dorsal fin with interradial membranes between second spine; first soft ray black distally (Ref. 119093).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and G.D. Johnson, 2016. Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae). Zootaxa 4187(1):1-103. (Ref. 119093)
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 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).