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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Barbapellis: Name from Latin 'barba' for beard and 'pellis' for skin; referring to the skin flaps situated all around the mouth.; pterygalces: The genus name Barbapellis is from the Latin barba (beard) and pellis (skin) and refers to the skin flaps situated all around the mouth.
The species name pterygalces is from the Greek πτερύγιο (fin) and the Latin alces (moose) and refers to the palmate pectoral fins of the species similar to moose palmate antlers. The English common name "moose eelpout" and the French common name "lycode élan" are proposed (Ref. 87479).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 1137 - 1231 m (Ref. 87479). Polar; 65°S - 66°S, 139°E - 140°E
Southern Ocean: off Terre Adélie.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.4 cm TL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 117; Rayons mous anaux: 101; Vertèbres: 120. This species is defined by the following set of characters: with a system of cephalic skin crests and prominent flaps, composed by 1 nasal, 2 maxillary, 2 anteromandibular and 2 posteromandibular flaps, and 1 mediodorsal, 2 laterodorsal, 2 supraorbitomaxillary, 2 preoperculomandibular, 2 internoventral, and 2 externoventral crests; preoperculomandibular pores 6; suborbital pores 4; postorbital pores 2; nasal tubes are elongate; large, flexible, and highly palmate pectoral fins (length 143.9% HL); 12-13 pectoral-fin rays; presence of pelvic fins; restricted gill slit; minute and sparse scales on body; lateral line mediolateral, short, not continuing on body; palatine and vomerine teeth present; vertebrae 21 + 99 = 120 (Ref. 87479).
Found on muddy bottom, collected at ca 1200 m depth (Ref. 87479).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Iglésias, S.P., A. Dettai and C. Ozouf-Costaz, 2011. Barbapellis pterygalces, new genus and new species of a singular eelpout (Zoarcidae: Teleostei) from the Antarctic deep waters. Polar Biol. 35(2):215-220. (Ref. 87479)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00112 (0.00042 - 0.00301), b=3.09 (2.86 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
