Classification / Names
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 1250 m (Ref. 132586). Tropical; 20°N - 40°S
Distribution
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Atlantic Ocean: tropical and subtropical; Mid-Atlantic Ridge (south from the Cap-Vert rift).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132586); 1.4 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers at first gill arch 18; D III,11; pectoventral distance along the horizontal line between the verticals of the lower edge of the pectoral fin and the origin of the pelvic fin < 5% SL; body depth 25.4-26.4% SL; head length 37.5-40.2% SL; upper jaw length 55.6-59.5% HL; pectoral fin reaches the vertical line of middle of anal fin (Ref. 132586).
Cross section: compressed.
Vertical migration of this fishh occurred at depths from 100-200 m to 1000-1250 m. At night, post-larvae (1.0-1.4 cm SL) and juveniles (1.5-1.7 cm SL) occurred at depths from 100-200 to 900-1000 m; and for sub-adults (1.8-2.1 cm SL) and adult fish (2.0-2.5 cm SL), from 500-600 to 1000-1250 m. At daytime, the fish migrated to greater depths: post-larvae and juvenile
from 400-500 to 900-1000 m, and for sub-adults and adults from 700-800 to 900-1000 m. Most catches of were carried out by closing fishing gear (Ref. 132586).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kotlyar, A.N., 2024. Scopeloberyx shakhovskoyi, a new species of Melamphaidae family from the Atlantic Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 64(4):571-576. (Ref. 132586)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.2 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).
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