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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Porogadus: Greek, poros = porous + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335); solomonensis: Named for its type locality, the Solomon Sea..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2255 - 2283 m (Ref. 125143). Tropical
Western Pacific: Solomon Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125143)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 17-18; first gill arch with long gill rakers 16-17; HL:HD 1.71-1.79; relatively few and moderately strong head spines: on ethmoidal, interorbital, supraorbital, sphenotic, supratemporal, inner and outer posttemporal, while weak lacrimal ridge and absent on prefrontal, along inner and outer preopercular rim and 5th infraorbital; opercular spine is weak and flat; maxilla no scales; small opercular flap; lower lateral line pores until beginning of anal fin 19; basibranchial tooth patches consisting of single median and pair of small lateral patches; broad dentition patch on vomer (4 rows of teeth) and on palatines (5-7 rows of teeth); otolith with single colliculum; OL:OH = 1.42-1.60; OL:TCL = 2.24-2.34 (Ref. 125143).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller, 2021. Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143)
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 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00165 - 0.00876), b=3.14 (2.93 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 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 (11 of 100).