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Giganturidae (Telescopefishes)
Etymology: Gigantura: Latin, gigas, giganteum = giant + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico. Deep-water; 18°N - 21°S, 98°W - 154°E
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: mainly in tropical areas.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 10572)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16 - 19; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 10.
Mesopelagic species (Ref. 27000).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Johnson, R.K., 1986. Giganturidae. p. 273-274. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6603)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.3 - 4.7, mean 3 °C (based on 1260 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
