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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Malthopsis: Greek, malthe, es = a marine fish of soft flesh (Ref. 45335); gnoma: From the diminutive size and grotesque appearance of the species (gnoma = gnome-like)..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 91 - 475 m (Ref. 30695). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: north coast of Cuba, vicinity of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean coast of Central America.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 30695)
Kurzbeschreibung
Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 4-5; Wirbelzahl: 17 - 18. Fourth gill arch with filaments which are reduced in size compared to filaments in arches 2 and 3. Lateral-line scales: cheek 7; subopercular 5-8. Rostrum a short cone, usually tilted sharply upward. Disk strongly triangular-shaped with large, blunt, backward-sweeping subopercular spines. Bucklers on ventral surface of tail which are evenly distributed. Eyes directed laterally and slightly anteriorly; small mouth (Ref. 30695).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Bradbury, M.G., 1998. A new species of Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the western Atlantic Ocean. Bull. Mar. Sci. 63(1):207-211. (Ref. 30695)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.1 - 22.7, mean 19 °C (based on 57 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
