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Omosudidae (Hammerjaws)
Etymology: Omosudis: Greek, omo = shoulder + Latin, sudis = esox, fish of the Rhine, cited by Plinius 9.15; it also means "stake" (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathypelagisch; tiefenbereich 0 - 4000 m (Ref. 38732), usually 100 - 1000 m (Ref. 7344). Deep-water; 40°N - 40°S
Worldwide in tropical and temperate waters. South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511)
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4475); common length : 20.0 cm NG Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5755)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 9-12; Afterflossenstacheln 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 14 - 16. Brownish above, sides silvery, iridescent, with black peritoneum showing through (Ref. 7344).
Meso- and bathypelagic at 700-1830 m (Ref. 58302). Probably swift swimmers, which can avoid nets, captured singly or in small groups (Ref. 6692). Carnivorous, feed on squids and pelagic fishes (Ref. 6692). Oviparous and are synchronous hermaphrodites (Ref. 84733).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Are synchronous hermaphrodites, gonads consist of clearly defined and well separated ovarian and testicular regions with no indication of sequential maturation of the sex products (Ref. 84733). Also Ref. 103751.
Post, A., 1984. Omosudidae. p. 496-497. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 6692)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
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