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Ateleopodiformes (Jellynose fishes) >
Ateleopodidae (Jellynose fishes)
Etymology: Guentherus: From Albert Günther (1830-1914), author of fifty volumes about fishes life in the British Museum (Ref. 45335); katoi: Named for Mr. Tatsuya Kato who collected the holotype..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 319 - 612 m (Ref. 75203). Temperate; 35°N - 26°N, 126°E - 138°E (Ref. 75203)
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 69.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75203)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is characterized by the following: absence of lateral line and scales on body; head length 25.6-26.0% SL; orbit diameter 5.2-6.0% SL; upper jaw length 11.7-13.0% SL; dorsal fin length 20.9-23.9% SL; numerous dark brown spots on body; lanceolate and white tips of first and third free rays of pelvic fins (Ref. 75203).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Senou, H., S. Kuwayama and K. Hirate, 2008. A new species of the genus Guentherus (Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae) from Japan. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A. (Suppl. 2):13-19. (Ref. 75203)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7502 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).