Benthodesmus pacificus, North-Pacific frostfish

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Benthodesmus pacificus Parin & Becker, 1970

North-Pacific frostfish
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> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien benthopelagisch; diepte 100 - 1000 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 50°N - 21°N, 127°E - 117°W (Ref. 6181)

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North Pacific: off Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, British Columbia, Canada and California, USA.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 112 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 6181)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal): 44 - 46; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 99-104; Anale stekels 2; Anale zachte stralen: 90 - 94; Wervels: 149 - 153. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Occurs from 305 m (depth of specimens hooked off Manazuru, Japan) and deeper, sometimes migrating to the surface. Juveniles mesopelagic from 100 to 500 (1000) m depth.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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