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Linophrynidae (Leftvents)
Etymology: Linophryne: Greek, 'linon' = flax or anything made of flax such as "cord," "rope," or a "net" + Greek, 'phryne' = "toad" (refers to a toadlike fish that fishes with a net) (Ref. 86949).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 750 - 1500 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: Known from three records in the eastern Atlantic and three records from off Florida in the western Atlantic. Eastern Central Pacific: known from two records off Hawaii.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 3; Rayons mous anaux: 3. Females distinguished by the following characteristics: distal escal appendage of adults 45-60% SL, with five pairs of side branches, largest, proximal pair pointed and longer than diameter bulb; short posterior escal appendage, conical; barbel divided near base into 3 primary branches; subdermal pigment in two rows along side of body (Ref. 86949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Bertelsen, E., 1990. Linophrynidae. p. 516-519. In J. C. Quero, J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 10762)
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): 3.9 - 9.1, mean 5.6 °C (based on 209 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
