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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes) > Bathydraconinae
Etymology: Prionodraco: Greek, prion, -onos = saw + Greek, drako = dragon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans RN CB, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880– 1957), known as ‘Teddy’ Evans was a Royal Navy Officer and Antarctic explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 70 - 550 m. Polar; 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: South Orkney and South Shetland Islands, tip of Antarctic Peninsula north of 65°S and the Antarctic continental shelf.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 10.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 124149); 15.3 cm TL (female); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 17.00 g (Ref. 124149); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 17.00 g
Adults spawn apparently during autumn and early winter. Hatching probably occurs in spring and size at hatching at about 12 mm TL. Main food items are polychaetes and benthic crustacean (Ref. 5192). Larval pelagic phase is short (Ref. 41551).
Gon, O., 1990. Bathydraconidae. p. 364-380. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5192)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.8 - 0.9, mean -1 °C (based on 273 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00263 (0.00171 - 0.00403), b=3.14 (3.01 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).