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Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Etymology: abei: Named after Tokiharu Abe, Japanese ichthyologist (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Professor Tokiharu Abe (1911–1996) was a Japanese ichthyologist at University Museum, University of Tokyo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 37 - 1500 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Japan. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (52°N) to Baja California (27°N), and from Peru (16°S) to Chile (39°S). Also from the southeast Pacific (Ref. 2850).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Mesopelagic at 300-900 m (Ref. 58302). Young migrate in association with Cyclothone signata to within 200 m of the surface at night and feed extensively on small crustaceans (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with large mesopelagic larvae (Ref. 35760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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