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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) >
Linophrynidae (Leftvents)
Etymology: Acentrophryne: Greek, 'a' = without + Greek, 'kentron' = prickle or spine + Greek, 'phryne' = toad (highlighting the single most important distinguishing feature of this genus: the absence of a preopercular spine) (Ref. 86949); dolichonema: Name from the Greek word 'dolichos', meaning long; 'nema' meaning filament or thread, in allusion to the long, filamentous , distal escal appendage of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 201 - 1105 m (Ref. 54827). Deep-water
Pacific Ocean: Off Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 3; Anal soft rays: 3. Diagnosis: Metamorphosed females of Acentrophryne dolichonema differs from A. longidens in having a much longer distal escal appendage (27.6-35.7% SL vs. 2.3-2.5% SL ); a longer illicium (63.6-70.5% SL vs. 35.7-54.9% SL); a narrower head (25-28.1% SL vs. 35.7-37.3% SL); and a fewer number of pectoral fin rays (16 vs. 18-19) (Ref. 54827); caudal fin rays 9, ninth ray (ventral most) 10.5-17.3% SL (Ref. 86949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Pietsch, T.W. and M. Shimazaki, 2005. Revision of the deep-sea anglerfish genus Acentrophyrne Regan (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei: Linophrynidae), with the description of a new species from off Peru. Copeia 2005(2):246-251. (Ref. 54827)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).