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Common names: Víbora del Pacífico
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in central Baja California and Gulf of California (Ref. 6793). Also Ref. 2850.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith, 1988
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Viperfish, Víbora del Pacífico, Macouni hiidsuu, ... more

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> Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Chauliodontinae
Etymology: Chauliodus: Greek, chaulios, chaulos, chaunos = to be with the mouth opened + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); macouni: Named after Prof. J.C. Macoun, Geological Survey of Canada, a resolute pioneer of western Canada (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien bathypelagisch; diepte 25 - 4390 m (Ref. 5610). Deep-water; 66°N - 23°N, 127°E - 106°W

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Northwest Pacific: Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Japan. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California (Ref. 35898) and the Gulf of California.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.3 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 80637); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 23.35 g (Ref. 4525); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 8 Jaren (Ref. 28499)

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 5 - 7; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 9 - 14; Wervels: 56 - 62. First dorsal fin ray much produced in a long filament terminating in a minute flap; adipose fin large, placed well back over posterior part of anal, higher posteriorly; pelvic fins long and narrow (Ref. 6885). No true gill rakers (Ref. 6885). Dark brown to black in color (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 16-21 (Ref. 35898).

Migrate upward at night (Ref. 28499). Feed on small planktonic crustaceans, arrow worms and fish (Ref. 28499). Has photophores on belly arranged in a row (Ref. 2850). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35898). Also caught with bottom trawls.

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Oviparous (Ref. 35898).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 July 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.2 - 3.8, mean 2.4 (based on 409 cells).

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00200 (0.00116 - 0.00344), b=3.16 (3.01 - 3.31), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.35; tmax=8).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).

Chauliodus macouni Bean, 1890