Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 295 - 5440 m (Ref. 50610), usually ? - 2420 m (Ref. 31334). Deep-water; 1°C - 6°C (Ref. 26895); 70°N - 56°S, 180°W - 180°E
North Atlantic and North Pacific. Also in Durban, South Africa and Indo-Pacific (Ref. 3973).
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 35.0, range 30 - 40 cm
Max length : 137 cm hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 31334); publicerad maxvikt: 0.00 g
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 312 - 354; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 199 - 245; Ryggkotor: 131 - 140. Dorsal fin rays anterior to anus 98-139; precaudal vertebrae 65-72 (usually 68-69); lateral line pores before anus 50-56 (Ref. 31334). Plain brown to black in color (Ref. 3973). Pectorals small (Ref. 31334).
Found on the continental slope and abyssal plain. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, and squid (Ref. 31334).
Karmovskaya, E.S. and N.R. Merrett, 1998. Taxonomy of the deep-sea eel genus, Histiobranchus (Synaphobranchidae, Anguilliformes), with notes on the ecology of H. bathybius in the eastern North Atlantic. J. Fish Biol. 53(5):1015-1037. (Ref. 31334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.9 - 4.7, mean 3.4 °C (based on 2419 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00071 (0.00036 - 0.00140), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
