Lipogenys gillii Goode & Bean, 1895

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Notacanthiformes \| Notacanthidae
Synonyms	Lipogenys plaxae, ... more
Common names	Spiny sucker eel, Ostnohřbetec gillův, 吉氏离颌鳗, ... more

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Main reference

Smith, D.G. 1997. (Ref. 11041)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11041)

Environment

Bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 2000 m (Ref. 50674)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; 3°C - 5°C (Ref. 50674); 50°N - 35°N, 76°W - 48°W

Northwest Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Hudson Canyon (Ref. 37108). Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 75154).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Anal spines: 44 - 58; Anal soft rays: 67 - 88; Vertebrae: 228 - 234. Tail slender and tapering to a point. Mouth inferior, small and sucker-like; upper lip with thick, pleated folds; posterior end of maxilla bent sharply downward, forming a flap-like structure; fleshy papillae on snout bordering upper lip. Teeth absent. Dorsal fin short-based, located above anus, the first 4-6 rays hard and spinous, increasing in length from front to back, the remainder soft and segmented, membrane connecting all rays except for first I-III spines. Anal fin long, extending from just behind anus to tip of tail, anterior rays spinous, posterior rays segmented, the transition gradual. Caudal fin absent (Ref. 11041). Light brown, lining of gill chamber and rim of opercular branchiostegal flap dark brown, mouth and lining of buccal cavity light yellowish tan (Ref. 37108).

Feed mostly on organic material contained in bottom sediment drawn up by the sucker-like mouth [RF doubts this is a detritus feeder; the elaborate mouth without teeth looks like a specialization for extracting soft-bodied benthic invertebrates out of the ground; also, there are no gill rakers to filter detritus (Ref. 50674)]. No obvious sexual dimorphism; a female of 37.5 cm SL was still immature (Ref. 50674).


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

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm >=5)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Froese, Rainer

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