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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Bathophilus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, phyle = dear, friend of (Ref. 45335); flemingi: Named after Dr. R.H. Fleming, oceanographer at the University of Washington (Ref. 6885).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 225 - 1370 m (Ref. 6885). Deep-water; 60°N - 22°N, 160°W - 109°W
Eastern Pacific: British Columbia in Canada to Baja California in Mexico (Ref. 2850), including the Gulf of Alaska (Ref. 35904).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2850)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 16; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 17; Vertèbres: 44 - 48. Color black to dark brown (Ref. 6885).
Feed on small crustaceans (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35904).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.2 - 5.7, mean 4.9 °C (based on 19 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00117 - 0.00783), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).