Kali falx Melo, 2008

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Chiasmodontidae
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Main reference

Melo, M.R.S. 2008. (Ref. 75596)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Paxton, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 16.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75596)

Environment

Bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1300 - 2870 m (Ref. 75596)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 29°N - 8°N

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: Equatorial and tropical regions of the northern hemisphere: from a single locality in eastern Atlantic at 8° N; two localities in Indian at about 14° N; and Pacific Plate and Eastern Pacific, between 29° N and 10° N.
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Short description

Body elongate, laterally compressed. Greatest body depth at origin of first dorsal fin. Scales absent, except for lateral-line scales, embedded in skin. Kali falx is diagnosed from its congeners by a unique characteristic: first tooth in lateral remarkably enlarged, 17.2–20.5% in premaxillary length, sickle-shaped, projecting anteriorly (vs. first tooth in lateral series of premaxilla of same size or smaller than adjacent teeth in K. colubrina, K. kerberti, K. macrodon, K. macrura, and K. parri; fang-like, 15.2–16.4% in premaxillary length, slightly curved, not projecting anteriorly in K. indica).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Entered by Busson, Frédéric

Modified by Busson, Frédéric

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