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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Abyssobrotula: Greek, abyssos, deep, depth + Latin, brotula = little bud, shoot (Ref. 45335); hadropercularis: 'hadropercularis', i.e., from 'hadros' meaning bulky, and 'opercularis', meaning gill cover, in reference to the robust opercle (Ref. 110276).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 5179 - 5223 m (Ref. 110276). Subtropical
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 110276); 20.0 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ohashi, S. and J.G. Nielsen, 2016. A new species of Abyssobrotula (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae) from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. Zootaxa 4132(4):559-566. (Ref. 110276)
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): 3.5 ±0.6 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 (14 of 100).