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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Ventrifossa: Latin, venter, ventris = belly + Latin, fosa = pit (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This fish is named after two ichthyologists Dr ‘John’ Richard Paxton (q.v.), and Dr Robert ‘Bob’ John Lavenberg (q.v.), who first recognised that it was a new species. (See Lavenberg & Paxton) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Iwamoto.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 540 - 810 m (Ref. 9949). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: Western Indian Ocean. Western Pacific: Bismarck Sea and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6993). Southeast Pacific: Sala y Gomez Ridge (Ref. 9949).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9949)
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 194 p. (Ref. 6993)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 2.3 - 9.7, mean 7.3 °C (based on 171 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00194 - 0.01707), b=3.08 (2.83 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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