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Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Etymology: Psychrolutes: Greek, psychroloutes = someone that has a cold bath (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: SIO is the official abbreviation of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 768 - 967 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.3 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 46892)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 1990. A new species of psychrolutid fish from Western Australia. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 36(4):404-409. (Ref. 28169)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.9 - 3.2, mean 2.3 °C (based on 72 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).