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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Parabrotula: Greek, para = the side of + Latin, brotula, -ae = little, bud, shoot (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 0 - 3000 m (Ref. 35509). Deep-water
Northeast Atlantic: most of the known specimens from the area (Ref. 36126). Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, one specimen 0°42'S, 7°E (Ref. 10800). Southeast Atlantic: off East London, South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan and Australia (Ref. 11228).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35509)
Short description
Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 37-41; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 34 - 38. Body long, naked and compressed. Skin loose, thin but not gelatinous. Snout pointed. Gill opening large. Head and body uniformly dark brown in alcohol (Ref. 35852).
Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Viviparous (Ref. 10800). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Anderson, M.E., 1986. Parabrotulidae. p. 343. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6608)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.7 - 10.6, mean 6 °C (based on 497 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.8750 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming Fec<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).