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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes) > Bathydraconinae
Etymology: Akarotaxis: Name from Greek words 'Akaros' meaning short or small and 'taxis' meaning row or line, referring to the short upper lateral line.
More on author: Waite.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 103 - 1191 m (Ref. 131869), usually 370 - 600 m (Ref. 131869). Deep-water; 66°S - 79°S
Southern Ocean: Antarctic continental shelf and west of Adelaide Island at the Antarctic Peninsula.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5192)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 31 - 33; Rayons mous anaux: 27 - 28. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body covered with ctenoid scales; two lateral lines with about 10 tubular scales; posterodorsal end of the opercle with a small hook; branchiostegal rays 6; conical teeth small; gill rakers well-developed (Ref. 131869).
Cross section: compressed.
Spawning may take place during middle to late summer.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Gon, O., 1990. Bathydraconidae. p. 364-380. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5192)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): -1.8 - 0.8, mean -0.8 °C (based on 568 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00229 (0.00120 - 0.00437), b=3.24 (3.07 - 3.41), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Fec = 200).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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