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Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) >
Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Hoplostethus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 485 - 550 m (Ref. 9869). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: southern Nova Scotia south to the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, on the eastern seaboard of Florida, in the Bahama, in the west and southern Caribbean, and around Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Tobago and Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.3 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 37108)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 6; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 13; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 9. Pectoral fin long, its tip extending beyond anal fin origin (Ref. 13608). Scales adherent, spinules small, margins serrate, spines on fin rays small. Denticles on head bones small, septae relatively strong (Ref. 37108).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Kotlyar, A.N., 1986. Systematics and distribution of species of the genus Hoplostethus Cuvier (Beryciformes, Trachichthyidae). Trudy Inst. Okeanol. 121:97-140. (Ref. 9869)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.3 - 13.5, mean 9.4 °C (based on 21 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01660 (0.00723 - 0.03808), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Zeer laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd meer dan 14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
