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Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) > Ipnopinae
Etymology: Bathymicrops: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, mikros = great + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 3300 - 5782 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water; 36°N - 37°S, 73°W - 22°E
Eastern Atlantic: east of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 30° to 0°N; also off Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Western Atlantic: west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Guiana Basin.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3590)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 8 - 10; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12 - 15. Body with 6-8 dark pigment bands (Ref. 5320).
Depth range also reported at 4250 m-5700 m (Ref. 6688). Rare, probably solitary. Feeds on small benthopelagic crustaceans (Ref. 6688).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Merrett, N.R., 1990. Chlorophthalmidae. p. 351-360. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3590)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.8 - 2.5, mean 2.4 °C (based on 1704 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00195 - 0.01230), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).