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Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) > Ipnopinae
Etymology: Ipnops: Greek, hypnos = sleep + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 1392 - 4163 m (Ref. 3590). Deep-water; 6°N - 22°S
Eastern Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Ridge at latitudes of 5°- 6°N and off Namibia. Elsewhere, widely scattered localities in the Indo-Pacific.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 41039); common length : 13.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3590)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 11; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 19. Head black, body dark.
Abyssobenthic on the lower slope and rise. Largest eggs ca 0.8 mm; fecundity is low with ca 85-300 eggs per clutch. Eyes are particularly modified into flat lenseless plaques as in Ipnops murrayi.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Merrett, N.R., 1990. Chlorophthalmidae. p. 351-360. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3590)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 1.9 - 3.2, mean 2.3 (based on 1066 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00195 - 0.01230), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).