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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: iselini: Named for the R/V Columbus Iselin from which a number of deep sea aphyonids have been caught..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 4279 - 5011 m (Ref. 105129). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela and the Sargasso Sea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 105129); 11.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 59 - 65. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: long rakers on first gill arch 11-13; D 59-65, precaudal vertebrae 26-28, preanal length 57-61% SL; height of head 18.5-19.0 % SL (Ref. 105129).
Viviparous with a female (6.1 cm SL) with distinct embryos (Ref. 105129).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).