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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Brosmophycis: Greek, brosomai, bibrosko = to eat up, to devour + Greek, phykis = a fish that lives among alga (Greek, phyke) + Greek, ops =appearance (Ref. 45335); marginata: marginatus meaning edged (Ref. 6885).
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محیط زیست: محیط زیست / منطقه آب و هوایی / تغييرات عمق / محدوده توزیع
بوم شناسي
دريايي نزديك كف زي; تغييرات عمق 3 - 256 m (Ref. 2850), usually 15 - ? m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 59°N - 14°N, 137°W - 92°W
Eastern Pacific: Petersburg, southeastern Alaska to Ensenada, northern Baja California, Mexico.
اندازه / وزن / سن
بلوغ: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 2850)
خارهاي باله پشتي (کل) : 0; شعاع نرم باله پشتي (کل) : 98 - 110; خارهاي باله مخرجي: 0; شعاع نرم باله مخرجي: 72 - 81; مهره ها: 63 - 65. Dorsal fin base covered with loose skin; caudal small and rounded; anal fin base covered with skin; pectorals rounded, almost pedunculate; two pelvic fin rays, outer ray of pelvic fins long, slender and filamentous, twice the length of inner ray (Ref. 6885). Bright red to brown on dorsal surface, nearly white on ventral surface of the body; pale red on ventral surface of head; margins of dorsal and anal fins red; bright red on caudal and pectoral fins; lips pink; mucus secretion reddish (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36488).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A common cryptic species (Ref. 34024). Found in rocky areas (Ref. 2850). Live-bearers with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36488). Flesh considered sweet and fine-textured but rarely available (Ref. 27436).
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
وضعيت در فهرست قرمز IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
خطر برای انسان ها
Harmless
استفاده انسانی
ماهي گيري – شيلات: تجاري; آكواريوم: آکواریوم عمومی
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تخمینها بر اساس مدلها
دمای ترجیحی (مرجع
123201): 7.7 - 23.3, mean 10.8 °C (based on 234 cells).
شاخص تنوع فیلوژنتیکی (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00192 - 0.01191), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
سطح تروفیک (مرجع
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
جهندگی (مرجع
120179): متوسط, كمينه زمان لازم براي دو برابر شدن جمعيت 4/1 – 4/4 سال (Fec=200).
آسیبپذیری ماهیگیری (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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