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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Tuamotuichthys: Derived from the name of the type locality, Tuamotu Archipelago and the Greek ichthys (fish), Tuamotu fish; bispinosus: Specific name refer to the two opercular spines.
More on authors: Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur ? - 536 m (Ref. 51829). Deep-water
Southern Pacific: Tuamotu Archipelago.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 51829)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 81; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 60. Head profile above eye moderately depressed. Head and body with large scales. Upper and lower opercular spines strong. Neural spines of vertebrae 6-14 truncate. Pectoral peduncle as long as broad. Posterior part of maxilla expanded, 5.5 % SL. Palatine teeth present. Eyes well-developed. Gill rakers 11, 3 long rakers interrupted by short platelike rakers. Pectoral fin rays 22. Caudal fin rays 13. Vertebrae 13 + 39 = 52.
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans and J.G. Nielsen, 2003. Tuamotuichthys bispinosus, a new genus and species from off Tuamotu Islands, South Pacific Ocean (Ophiidiformes, Bythitidae). Ichthyol. Res. 51:146-152. (Ref. 51829)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00172 - 0.01163), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).