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Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335); simonyi: Named after Prof. Oskar Simony of Mathematics and Physics, Hochschule für Bodenkultur, Vienna, eclectic and collector (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Dr Oskar Simony (1852–1915) was an Austrian mathematician, physicist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθοπελαγικό; εύρος βάθους 200 - 900 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 72°N - 16°N, 67°W - 20°E (Ref. 6181)
North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Madeira, and Canary Islands.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 130 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 6181)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 44 - 46; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 104 - 109; Εδρικές άκανθες: 2; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 93 - 102; Σπόνδυλοι: 153 - 158. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Found on continental slope and underwater rises. Juveniles mesopelagic.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.4 - 11.4, mean 9.8 °C (based on 59 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00011 (0.00006 - 0.00022), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 14.1 [6.2, 28.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.268 [0.123, 0.592] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.5, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.246 [0.110, 0.576] g/100g; Selenium = 30.8 [11.5, 79.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7 [1, 37] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.311 [0.195, 0.528] mg/100g (wet weight);
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