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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Sciadonus: Derived from Greek, skiaina, skion = a fish, red mullet + Greek, onos = hake.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 5000 - 5320 m (Ref. 118598). Deep-water; 44°N - 42°N
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Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118598); 10.0 cm SL (female)
Rare species, known from a depth of 5,000 m (Ref. 34024). Most likely a viviparous species (Ref. 7408).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., 2018. Revision of the cosmopolitan deep-sea genus Sciadonus (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species. Cybium 42(2):177-187. (Ref. 118598)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00246 - 0.02688), b=2.92 (2.67 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).