Desmodema lorum, Whiptail ribbonfish

Desmodema lorum Rosenblatt & Butler, 1977

Whiptail ribbonfish
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Actinopterygii (strålfeniga fiskar) > Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eyes and ribbonfishes) > Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes)
Etymology: Desmodema: Greek, desmos = band, chain + Greek, demos = fat, grease, cow fat (Ref. 45335).  More on authors: Rosenblatt & Butler.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; marina; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 500 m (Ref. 50610).   Subtropical; 40°N - 20°N, 130°W - 109°W

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Eastern Central Pacific: off central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 114 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2850)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 197; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 0; Ryggkotor: 106 - 111

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Oceanic. Adults are epipelagic to upper mesopelagic (Ref. 36610). Young live near surface. Adults probably occur in deeper water. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36610).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 36610).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 August 2019

CITES (Ref. 118484)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.6 - 12.9, mean 10.4 °C (based on 15 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.7510   [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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (59 of 100) .