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Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers)
Etymology: Gigantactis: Greek, 'gigas' or 'gigantos' = gigantic + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (referring to the unusually long first dorsal-fin spine that functions as a lure in this genus) (Ref. 86949); cheni: Named for Mr. Din-Moo Chen, who is an excellent fisherman and who collected most
samples, including the type series of both the new species in this reference.
Eponymy: Din-Moo Chen is described in the etymology as an excellent fisherman who collected (off northeast Taiwan) most samples for the authors’ studies, including the type series of both new species in the publication which included the eponymous species [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
ນິເວດວິທະຍາ
ສັດທະເລ ກ່ຽວກັບ (ຢູ່) ຊັ້ນນ້ຳໃນທະເລເປີດທີ່ປອດແສງສ່ອງເຖິງ; ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 400 - 500 m (Ref. 122006). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: ne Taiwan.
ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
ຕົວທີ່ໃຊ້ໃນການຈຳແນກຊະນິດ | ສະລີລະວິທະຍາ | ການວັດແທກຮູບຮ່າງລັກສະນະພາຍນອກຂອງດິນ,ສັດ,ປາ…
ຄີຫຼັງຂອງປາ (ຄີອ່ອນ) (ທັງໝົດ) : 6; ຄີກົ້ນຂອງປາ: 6. This species which is a member of the Gigantactis vanhoeffeni species group differs from its congeners in having a single row of 8-15 unpigmented filaments on the posterior margin of basal one-third of illicium; illicial length 145.5-172.1% SL; esca is elongated, tapering into a conical shape, with numerous spinules, darkly pigmented; distal prolongation length 10.6-12.6% SL; dentary teeth 66-70 on each side, in 5 longitudinal series; dentary teeth relative long, 2.5-3.4% SL; caudal fin rays are short, 25.5-30.6% SL; caudal fin deeply forked (Ref. 122006).
Life cycle and mating behavior
ການຈະເລີນເຕັມໄວ | ການສືບພັນ | ການວາງໄຂ່ | ໄຂ່ | ຄວາມດົກຂອງໄຂ່ປາ | ຕົວອ່ອນ
Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2019. Two new deep-sea anglerfishes (Oneirodidae and Gigantactidae) from Taiwan, with synopsis of Taiwanese ceratioids. Zootaxa 4702(1):10-18. (Ref. 122006)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
ການປະມົງ: ທີ່ບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົນໃຈ
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [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).
ຊັ້ນເຂດຮ້ອນ (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
