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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Rhodichthys: Greek, rhodeos, a,-on = rose + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); melanocephalus: Name from Greek μέλας – b for black and κεφαλι – hfor head..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1470 - 1695 m (Ref. 86261). Deep-water
Arctic Ocean: Norwegian Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86261); 12.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 54-58;
Vertebrae: 62 - 66. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 62-66; D 54-58 (3-5 anterior rays short); pectoral-fin rays, 11-14 in upper lobe, 4-7 rudimentary rays in notch, 2-3 in lower lobe; preanal length 36.3-37.4% SL; head 25.3-27.6% SL; postorbital distance (from posterior margin of eye to tip of operculum) large, 14.3-15.5% SL; teeth sharp, closely set and distinctly prominent, with some of posterior teeth much larger than others; posterior margin of gill cover emarginated between rigid ends of gill rays; head and anterior part of body brownish-black; gill cavity and mouth black (Ref. 86261).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Andriashev, A.P. and N.V. Chernova, 2010. Three new snailfishes (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from bathyal depths of the Arctic. Proc. Zool. Inst. Russian Acad. Sci., 314(4):365-380. (Ref. 86261)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00237 - 0.01161), b=3.15 (2.96 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
