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Monognathidae (Onejaws)
Etymology: Monognathus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jesse F Raju (b: c.1936) is the wife of the author, Solomon Raju. (See Raju) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 2100 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 12°N - 12°N, 149°W - 148°W
Distribution
Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Central Pacific: known from the type locality.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 34506)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 80; Rayons mous anaux: 54. M. jesse differs from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: head short, snout blunt, skull length 4.1% TL, rostral fang with dorsal profile slightly convex forming an almost straight line with frontal profile of skull, dorsal fin origin above myomere number 11, anal fin origin below dorsal fin ray number 29, myomeres 104 and jaw with 16 teeth. No lateral, subdermal pigmentation (Ref. 34506).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Bertelsen, E. and J.G. Nielsen, 1987. The deep sea eel family Monognathidae (Pisces, Anguilliformes). Steenstrupia 13(4):141-198. (Ref. 34506)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).