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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Melanostigma: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, stigma = signal (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Vladimir Emel’yanovich Kharin (1957−2013) was a Russian ichthyologist and herpetologist with the Institute of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 290 - 780 m (Ref. 118708). Temperate
Distribution
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South Pacific Ocean: Hercules Ridge
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.4 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 118708)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 91; Rayons mous anaux: 71; Vertèbres: 93 - 97. This species is distinguished by the following characters: complete supratemporal commissure; no pores in temporal canal; no lateral lines on body; gill rakers on first branchial arch 12?14 in external row and 16?17 in internal row, total 28?30; pectoral fin rays 8-9; vertebrae 93?97 including 20?22 abdominal and 73?76 caudal; elongated and asymmetrical centra, length of anterior part of centrum (in abdominal part from fifth to eighth centrum) less than 60% of length of posterior part of centrum; dark anterior tip of head and tail, almost black posterior part of tail (Ref. 118708).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Balushkin, A.V. and M.V. Moganova, 2018. Melanostigma kharini sp. nov. (Zoarcidae) -- new species of pelagic fish from the Hercules Ridge (Antarctic-South Pacific Rise). J. Ichthyol. 58(2):139-147. (Ref. 118708)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00316 (0.00135 - 0.00739), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).