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Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335); simonyi: Named after Prof. Oskar Simony of Mathematics and Physics, Hochschule für Bodenkultur, Vienna, eclectic and collector (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 200 - 900 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 72°N - 16°N, 67°W - 20°E (Ref. 6181)
North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Madeira, and Canary Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 130 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6181)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 44 - 46; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 104 - 109; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 93 - 102; Vertèbres: 153 - 158. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Found on continental slope and underwater rises. Juveniles mesopelagic.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 6.4 - 11.4, mean 9.8 (based on 59 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00011 (0.00006 - 0.00022), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).