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Etymology: Luciobrotula: Latin, lucius = pike + Latin, brotula, -ae = little, bud, shoot (Ref. 45335); coheni: Named for Daniel M. Cohen, Bodega Bay, California.
Eponymy: Dr Daniel Morris Cohen (1930–2017) was an ichthyologist who was a research associate at the California Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 450 - 790 m (Ref. 83453), usually 605 - 790 m (Ref. 83453). Deep-water
Eastern Pacific: Panama and Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83453)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 81 - 89; Anal soft rays: 59 - 65; Vertebrae: 53 - 54. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: lateral line ends below dorsal fin rays 28-37; dorsal fin rays 81-89, anal fin rays 59-65, precaudal vertebrae 15; total number of rakers 21-26 (3 long and 18-23 plates); longest gill raker 1.8-3.1% SL; snout to end of lateral line 60-71% SL; one interorbital pore 1 and occipital pores 4 (Ref. 83453).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., 2009. A revision of the bathyal genus Luciobrotula (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) with two new species. Galathea Report 22:141-156. (Ref. 83453)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.9 - 2.8, mean 2.3 °C (based on 107 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00167 - 0.00864), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 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): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).