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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Meteoria: Greek, meteora, -ou = the celestial spaces, any athmospheric phenomenon (Ref. 45335); longidorsalis: Named for the long dorsal fin base.
Eponymy: These fish are named after the German research vessel ‘Meteor’, from which the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 4790 - 5105 m (Ref. 129454). Subtropical

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Atlantic Ocean: east of Florida and north of Madeira.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129454); 7.5 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 58; Anal soft rays: 39; Vertebrae: 65 - 67. This species is distinguished by the following characters: long and slender with slightly protruding lower jaw and an oblique mouth cleft; head broad and depressed; palatines edentate and premaxillary, vomer and dentaries with a single row of small teeth; eyes are small and deep-set; D 58 with dorsal fin origin at midpoint of fish; predorsal length 49.5-51% SL; pectoral fin peduncle short, higher than long; pelvic fins absent; anterior gill arch with hardly visible rakers and filaments (Ref. 129454).

Caught in bottom trawls (Ref. 129454).

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Nielsen, J.G., 2016. Revision of the genera Meteoria and Parasciadonus (Bythitidae) with a new Atlantic, abyssal species of Meteoria. Cybium 40(3):215-223. (Ref. 129454)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 11 October 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: bycatch

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00172 - 0.01163), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±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).

Meteoria longidorsalis Nielsen, 2016