Hydrolagus mirabilis (Collett, 1904)
Large-eyed rabbitfish
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Holocephali (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Etymology: Hydrolagus: hydro-, combining form of hydor (Gr.), water; lagos (Gr.), hare, i.e., “water rabbit,” probably referring to three pairs of tooth plates, which tend to protrude from the mouth like a rabbit’s incisors. (See ETYFish); mirabilis: Latin for wonderful or strange, allusion not explained, possibly referring to its large eyes and/or typically strange chimaeroid appearance. (See ETYFish).
Etymology: Hydrolagus: hydro-, combining form of hydor (Gr.), water; lagos (Gr.), hare, i.e., “water rabbit,” probably referring to three pairs of tooth plates, which tend to protrude from the mouth like a rabbit’s incisors. (See ETYFish); mirabilis: Latin for wonderful or strange, allusion not explained, possibly referring to its large eyes and/or typically strange chimaeroid appearance. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 450 - 1933 m (Ref. 112530), usually 800 - ? m (Ref. 112530). Deep-water; 67°N - 29°S, 98°W - 17°E
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Eastern Atlantic: southern coast of Iceland, Faeroe Islands to northern Spain; off Western Sahara, Senegal, and Namibia. Probably more widely distributed in deep water. Western Atlantic: off the Guianas (Ref. 13608).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4443); 41.0 cm SL (female)
Max length : 38.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4443); 41.0 cm SL (female)
Moderately common on continental slopes. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are encased in horny shells (Ref. 205).
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Oviparous (Ref. 205).
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Krefft, G., 1990. Chimaeridae. p. 111-113. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4443)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.2 - 11, mean 8.4 °C (based on 66 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00309 (0.00126 - 0.00755), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.9 ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Low vulnerability (5 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 26.7 [6.5, 79.2] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.353 [0.127, 0.883] mg/100g ; Protein = 15.9 [10.4, 19.0] % ; Omega3 = 0.292 [0.127, 0.667] g/100g ; Selenium = 16.2 [1.9, 50.3] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 10 [3, 39] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.459 [0.248, 1.216] mg/100g (wet weight);