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Alepisauridae (Lancetfishes)
Etymology: Alepisaurus: Greek, alepis, -idos = without scales + Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 640 - 1591 m (Ref. 57178). Deep-water; 68°N - 72°S, 180°W - 180°E
Circumglobal.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 96.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4059); common length : 70.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 40 - 48; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 16. Iridescent brownish-black above, paler below; dorsal fin with horizontal row of white spots (Ref. 4059).
Feed on euphausiid shrimps and fishes. Edible but flesh is bland (Ref. 5217).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Post, A., 1990. Alepisauridae. p. 387-388. 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. 4476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.4 - 6.2, mean 4.8 °C (based on 881 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (58 of 100).