Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 800 - 1400 m (Ref. 6558). Deep-water; 35°N -
Eastern Atlantic: off South Africa (Ref. 6599) and off Morocco. Western Indian Ocean: off South Africa and Saya-de-Malha Bank. Elsewhere, western tropical Pacific.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6558)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16 - 21; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 14 - 18. Pelvic fins with short splint bone.
Juveniles possibly mesopelagic to bathypelagic (Ref. 6558). Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Markle, D.F. and Y.I. Sazanov, 1990. Leptochilichthyidae. p. 244-245. 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. 6558)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.2 - 6.6, mean 4.7 °C (based on 336 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00164 - 0.00733), b=3.19 (3.00 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).