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Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) > Ipnopinae
Etymology: Ipnops: Greek, hypnos = sleep + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Giles Willis Mead Jr (1928–2003) was an American zoologist and curator. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 3310 - 4940 m (Ref. 82809). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: off Kenya (Ref. 40966). Western Central Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 82809)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paxton, J.R. and V.H. Niem, 1999. Ipnopidae: tripod fishes. p. 1923-1924. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes. Part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 39810)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0.9 - 1.9, mean 1.5 °C (based on 1908 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).