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Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
Etymology: Bathylagichthys: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, lagos = hare + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); kobylianskyi: Named for Dr Stanislav Kobyliansky of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow.
Eponymy: Dr Stanislav Genrikhovich Kobylyansky is an ichthyologist who is a Senior Researcher at the P P Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 15 - 320 m (Ref. 123287). Tropical
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123287)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13; Vertebrae: 43 - 45. This species is distinguished by the following characters: branchiostegal rays 2; vertebrae 43 - 45 (usually 44); gill rakers 25 - 31 (usually 27 - 31); short supraorbital bone do not reach posteriorly over centre of eye; caudal peduncle about as long as deep and of similar length to anal-fin base (Ref. 97709).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ardila Rodríguez, C.A., 2014. Astroblepus mendezi sp. nov. una nueva especie de pez de Panamá. Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla. Barranquilla, Colombia. 17pp. (Ref. 123287)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00219 - 0.01260), b=3.01 (2.80 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-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).