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Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
Etymology: Pseudobathylagus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, bathys = the bottom of the sea + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335); milleri: Named after Walter Miller, professor from Stanford University (Ref. 6885).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 550 - 6600 m (Ref. 28981). Deep-water
North Pacific: Iwate Prefecture, Japan to the Bering Sea (Ref. 559) and to British Columbia, Canada and California, USA (Ref. 4925).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.6 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 96339)
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 7-9; Anale stekels 0; Anale zachte stralen: 23 - 27; Wervels: 50 - 54. Adipose fin far back on caudal peduncle, relatively large and long; pectorals rather small (Ref. 6885). Color black to dark brown (Ref. 6885).
Occurs at a minimum depth of 550 m upon reaching about 5 cm length (Ref. 54657; 82347). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35604). Generally mesopelagic and bathypelagic and not ascending to epipelagic depth range (Ref. 96339).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.6 - 2.5, mean 1.8 °C (based on 1197 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00428 - 0.01408), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 2.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).