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Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Aphanopus: Greek, aphanes = hidden + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhailin (1943–1981) was a Russian ichthyologist at the All-Union Research lnstitute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, Moscow. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 905 - 2000 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 23°S - 39°S, 54°W - 84°E (Ref. 6181)
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia and at Walvis Ridge. Southwest Atlantic: off Argentina. Indian Ocean: on seamounts off Mozambique and the West Australian Ridges. Western Pacific: Southeast Australia, North Island in New Zealand and the Challenger Plateau (Ref. 41692).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 36731)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 42 - 45; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 61 - 66; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 51 - 57; Vertebre: 111 - 117. Pelvic fins represented by a single spine in juveniles, inserted before the base of the pectoral fins, but entirely absent in adults. Body color is coppery black with iridescent tint. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Occurs on the continental slope or underwater rises (Ref. 10818).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.5 - 3.1, mean 2.7 °C (based on 61 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00046 (0.00020 - 0.00105), b=3.12 (2.92 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
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