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Himantolophidae (Footballfishes)
Etymology: Himantolophus: Greek, himas or himantos = leather strap, thong or leash (referring to the thick leathery illicium) + Greek, lopho or lophio = crest or tuft (referring to the baited illicium projecting from the head) (Ref. 86949).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री बैथीपिलाजिक; गहराई सीमा ? - 1830 m (Ref. 13608), usually 200 - 800 m. Deep-water; 70°N - 50°S, 98°W - 0°E
Tropical and temperate parts of all oceans.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 10299); 60.0 cm SL (female)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 1; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 5 - 6; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 4. Illicium short, its base in advance of eye; rays of pectoral and unpaired fins sparsely pigmented, except their bases black; two pairs of swellings in the distal end of esca, almost equal in size and shape (Ref. 13608).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Dwarf males of 4 cm length apparently do not become parasitically attached to females.
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Pietsch, T.W., 1986. Himantolophidae. p. 376. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 10299)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 2.4 - 8.2, mean 5.2 °C (based on 238 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 4.3 ±0.75 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).
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