Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 550 - 1306 m (Ref. 9970). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: off Morocco, the Caribbean Sea, and off Nicaragua.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4517)
Fin membranes dusky. Membranes lining roof of mouth and gill cavities dark except for light colored areas along branchiostegal membranes. General color, probably brown (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Marshall, N.B., 1979. Macrouridae. p. 287-299. In J.C. Hureau and Th. Monod (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 9970)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.9 - 12, mean 7.4 °C (based on 139 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00141 - 0.00976), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
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