Klassificering / Namn
Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
>
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Bothrocara: Greek, bostrykos = cure of lack of hair + Tupí, guaraní, acará = the name of a fish. It could be also from Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335); nyx: Named for the Greek goddess of night and darkness; noun in apposition. It alludes ot the dark conditions prevalent in the deep waters and northern latitudes where this species occurs, and to the heavily pigmented lining of the mouth and visceral cavity.
Eponymy: Nyx was the goddess of night and darkness in Greek mythology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 790 - 1508 m (Ref. 56148). Temperate
Northeast Pacific: Eastern Bering Sea.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.7 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 56148)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 103 - 112; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 89 - 99; Ryggkotor: 108 - 116. Diagnosis: Vertebrae 17 - 19 + 90 - 98 = 108 - 116. Pectoral fin rays 12 - 15. Vomerine teeth 0 - 3. Gill rakers moderately long, 23 - 27. Short snout, less than eye-diameter. Median occipital pore present. Lateral line is not visible on the body. Interior of mouth darkly pigmented (Ref. 56148).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Known from the upper continental slope (Ref. 56148).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Stevenson, D.E. and M.E. Anderson, 2005. Bothrocara nyx: a new species of eelpout (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Bering Sea. Zootaxa 1094:53-64. (Ref. 56148)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Verktyg
Särskilda rapporter
Ladda ner XML
Internet-källor
Uppskattningar baserade på modeller
Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 2.7 - 3.1, mean 3 °C (based on 8 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00120 (0.00057 - 0.00253), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
🛈