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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Leucicorus: Greek, leykos = white + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335); lentibus: Name from Latin 'lentibus' meaning 'lens-bearing', referring to the presence of the large eye lens..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 5385 - 5390 m (Ref. 126178). Deep-water
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 105; Anal soft rays: 87; Vertebrae: 64. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 105; A 87; vertebrae 64 (14 + 50); transversal scale rows above origin of anal fin 20 (up to 27 rows in presumable life photographs); reduced squamation on occiput, preopercle and opercle; diameter of black eye 13% HL with large eye lens of 57% of black eye diameter; otolith with flat inner and convex outer face; OL:OH = 1.73 (Ref. 126178).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Schwarzhans, W.W., J.G. Nielsen and B.C. Mundy, 2022. Revision of the circumglobal deep-sea genus Leucicorus (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) with two new species. Zootaxa 5100(4):541-558. (Ref. 126178)
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).