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Bathyclupeidae (Deepsea herring)
Etymology: Bathyclupea: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, clupea = sardine. See under "clupea" (Ref. 45335); nikparini: Named for Nikolai Vasil’evich Parin, a leading Russian ichthyologist and a wonderful person.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 505 - 515 m (Ref. 96155). Subtropical
Distribution
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Northwestern Pacific: Japan and possibly to the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96155)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 36; Vertebrae: 31. This species is distinguished by the following characters: lightly colored oral cavity; standard length 4.4 times as great as the maximum body depth and 3.2 times as great as the
head length; dentate ventral branch of the praeoperculum; A 36; developed gill rakers 23-24; last pair of pleural ribs reduced (Ref. 96155).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M., 2014. Taxonomy and distribution of deepsea herring (Bathyclupeidae) in oceans. J. Ichthyol. 54(8):493-500. (Ref. 122568)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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