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Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes)
Etymology: Chlorophthalmus: Greek, chloros = green + Greek, ophthlamos = eye (Ref. 45335); vityazi: 'vityazi', i.e., named in honor of the research vessel Vityaz (Ref. 95095).
Eponymy: The Russian Research Vessel ‘Vityaz’ (also spelled Vitiaz) is famous for many cruises, during which the holotypes of several of the above fish were caught. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 330 - 485 m (Ref. 123109). Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: off northwestern Madagascar.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.1 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 95095)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Characterized by having no hump before dorsal fin, with small teeth on the outmost patches of the lower jaw small, and 5 scale rows above the lateral line; no teeth on tongue; snout length in horizontal orbit diameter 1.2; distance anus to anal-fin origin 28.1-31.0; lower-jaw symphysis without projections (Ref. 123109).
Cross section: circular.
It is found on the continental slope, at depths of 330 (Ref. 95095), to 485 meters (Ref. 123109). The largest specimen observed was 21.13 cm, standard length (Ref. 95095).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Fricke, R. and P. Durville, 2020. Chlorophthalmus vulcanus, a new species of greeneye from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Chlorophthalmidae). FishTaxa 17:1-11. (Ref. 123109)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
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