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Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The Russian Research Vessel ‘Vityaz’ (also spelled Vitiaz) is famous for many cruises, during which the holotypes of several of the above fish were caught. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 0 - 900 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 33°N - 20°S, 49°E - 141°W (Ref. 6181)
Indo-Pacific.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 6181)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 61 - 64; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 88 - 93; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 80 - 85; Wirbelzahl: 137 - 142. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Adults benthopelagic from 640 to 820 m, juveniles mesopelagic from 170 to 900 m (Ref. 6181). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 9.6 - 22.2, mean 14.6 °C (based on 316 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00046 (0.00020 - 0.00105), b=3.12 (2.92 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Assuming tmax>10).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (58 of 100).
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