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> Gadiformes (Cods) > Steindachneriidae (Luminous hakes)
Etymology: Steindachneria: Because of Franz Steindachner, Austrian ichthyiologist 1831-1819 (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 400 - 500 m (Ref. 1371), usually 400 - 500 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 31°N - 7°N, 98°W - 63°W (Ref. 1371)

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Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico through Central America to Venezuela.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 49695)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 1; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 123 - 125. Body long, compressed, tapering to a fine point posteriorly; anus situated between pelvic fins widely separated from the urogenital opening situated anterior to anal fin origin. A striated light organ is present on the ventral half of the body and on the sides of the head. Pyloric caeca absent. First pelvic fin ray long, filamentous, reaching to anus when depressed. Color is silvery, the dorsal portions slightly brownish, purplish ventrally; oral cavity darker.

Inhabits the outer shelf and upper slopes, on soft bottoms.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Oviparous (Ref. 36412).

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Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Steindachneria argentea Goode & Bean, 1896