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Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts)
Etymology: indica: Named for its type locality, Indian Ocean.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 430 m (Ref. 41397). Deep-water
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.7 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 41397)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
soft rays: 9;
Vertebrae: 47. Branchiostegal rays 4. Caudal peduncle length 2.0 times the depth. Anterodorsal distance is 48-52% SL. Anteanal distance is 46% SL; long head, about 21% SL. Unpigmented scale pockets; adipose fin almost completely black (Ref. 41397).
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique.
Kobyliansky, S.G., 1992. Two new species from the genus Nansenia (Microstomatidae, Salmoniformes) from the western Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 32(7):30-36.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (-0.16711 - 0.17489), b=3.12 (3.03 - 3.21), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100) .