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Thaumatichthyidae (Wolftrap anglers (Ref. 7463), Wolftrap Seadevils (Ref. 86949))
Etymology: Thaumatichthys: Greek, 'thauma' = wonder or marvel + Greek, 'ichthys' = fish (common name being "wonderfishes") ( Ref. 86949).
Eponymy: Harry Payne Bingham (1887–1955) of Cleveland, Ohio was an American philanthropist and businessman with an interest in natural history. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 1100 - 3200 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.4 cm SL (female)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 6; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 4. Distinguishing characteristics: length of premaxillae 23.5-27.0% SL; short anterior premaxillary teeth: I-1: 2.2-3.5, II-1: 1.1-2.3, II-2: 3.0-5.6, II-3: 3.8-5.8, III-1: 1.1-1.8, III-2: 0.8-2.3, III-3: 1.8-3.4, IV-1: 0.6-1.5, IV-2:0.9-2.3, V-1: 0.6-1.4, V-2: 0.8-2.6 mm; esca with 2-3 pairs of laterally directed lobes, prolonged into tapering tentacle-like filaments in larger specimens; dorsal most medial escal appendage digitiform and tapering (Ref. 86949).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
McAllister, D.E., 1990. A working list of fishes of the world. Copies available from D.E. McAllister, Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6P4, Canada. 2661 p. plus 1270 p. Index. (Ref. 27116)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 2.2 - 4.3, mean 4.1 °C (based on 316 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
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