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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Mastigopterus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Smith & Radcliffe.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 394 - 2365 m (Ref. 43943). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, the East and South China seas and Papua New Guinea.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 43943)
Head large; mouth subterminal. Eye diameter less than snout length. Opercular spine weak, broad, and flattened. Prominent cephalic sensory pores below eyes and on rear margin of preoperculum. Median basibranchial tooth patches 2. Vomer with V-shaped tooth patch. Anterior gill arch with 10-12 long rakers. Pectoral fins 12-15 rays, the longest about 1/2 or more in SL. Pelvic fins with 2 joined rays in each. Caudal fin rays 6. Branchiostegal rays 8. Precaudal vertebrae 15-16. Cycloid scales small, deciduous, covering head, body, and bases of dorsal, anal, and pectoral fins. Lateral line indistinct (Ref. 43943).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
A rare species inhabiting the deep-sea floor in the tropical to temperate waters (Ref. 43943). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 2.6 - 7.8, mean 4.8 °C (based on 786 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00165 - 0.00876), b=3.14 (2.93 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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