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Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 5°N - 9°S, 121°E - 154°E (Ref. 6181)
Western Central Pacific: Halmahera and Flores Sea in Indonesia; north of New Guinea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6181)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 34 - 35; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 85 - 90; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 80 - 84; Vertèbres: 126 - 129. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Probably benthopelagic, juveniles mesopelagic from 200 to 800 m depth (Ref. 9688).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)
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
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 8.1 - 12.3, mean 8.3 °C (based on 17 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00046 (0.00020 - 0.00105), b=3.12 (2.92 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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