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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: solomonensis: Named for its type locality, the Solomon Sea.
More on authors: Nielsen & Møller.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 4096 - 4100 m (Ref. 83559). Tropical
Western Pacific: Solomon Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83559)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 63. The holotype, the only known specimen, was too damaged that a regular description is not possible except for having 13-14 long gill rakers, total 20 gill rakers and the vertebrae: 29 + 34 (Ref. 105129).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., 2015. Revision of the aphyonid genus Aphyonus (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) with a new genus and two new species. Zootaxa 4039(2):323-344. (Ref. 105129)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).