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Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Etymology: Ebinania: Greek, ebeninos = ebony; costaecanariae: Named for the ship, 'Costa Canaria' (ref. 52500).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 700 m (Ref. 81023). Deep-water, preferred ?
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Port Nolloth, South Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6631)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs on the upper slope (Ref. 11228). Feeds on crabs, shrimps, benthic copepods and polychaetes (Ref. 27637).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nelson, J.S., 1990. Psychrolutidae. p. 687-688. 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. 2. (Ref. 6940)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.43 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100) .