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Saccopharyngidae (Swallowers)
Etymology: Saccopharynx: Latin, sacculus = small bag + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Johan Hjort (1869–1948) was a Norwegian oceanographer, fisheries scientist and marine zoologist and one of the leading men of his time in his field. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 1400 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 35°N - , 33°W -
Eastern Central Atlantic: Southwest of Azores. The holotype has been found since the publication of the type catalog by Froiland (1970). It is registered as ZMB 6041 and deposited in Museum of Zoology, University of Bergen, Norway (I. Byrkjedal, pers. comm.).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This species has been forgotten both in CLOFNAM (Ref. 27942) and FNAM (Ref. 6718). Only one specimen is known (Ref. 36365).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Nielsen, J.G. and E. Bertelsen, 1985. The gulper-eel family Saccopharyngidae (Pisces, Anguilliformes). Steenstrupia 11(6):157-206. (Ref. 36365)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.2 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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