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Himantolophidae (Footballfishes)
Etymology: Himantolophus: Greek, himas or himantos = leather strap, thong or leash (referring to the thick leathery illicium) + Greek, lopho or lophio = crest or tuft (referring to the baited illicium projecting from the head) (Ref. 86949).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; non migratori. Deep-water
Eastern Central Atlantic: off Madeira and southern Portugal.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 5; Raggi anali molli: 4. Distinguishing characteristics of metamorphosed female: relatively long illicium, 75% SL; unknown length and shape of distal escal appendage (Ref. 86949).
Only two female specimens (Ref. 7406).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Bertelsen, E., 1986. Himantolophidae. p. 1378-1380. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 7406)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.2 - 5.3, mean 3.8 °C (based on 420 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
