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Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Etymology: Psychrolutes: Greek, psychroloutes = someone that has a cold bath (Ref. 45335); occidentalis: Specific name refers to its distribution in Western Australia.. More on author: Fricke.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 350 - 704 m (Ref. 28169). Deep-water, preferred ?
Eastern Indian Ocean: known only around Rowley Shoals, Western Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28169); 11.5 cm SL (female)
Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 1990. A new species of psychrolutid fish from Western Australia. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 36(4):404-409. (Ref. 28169)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .