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Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Etymology: Mirorictus: Latin, mirus = wonderful + Latin, rictus = open mouth (Ref. 45335); taningi: Named for Å. Vedel Tåning.
Eponymy: Dr Åge Vedel Tåning (1890–1958) was a Danish ichthyologist and an expert on lanternfish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1750 m (Ref. 40966). Deep-water
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Panama.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40778)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal fin rays 18.5; anal 17.5. Branchiostegal rays 4. Pyloric caeca 5. Gill rakers at first arch 5 + 1 + 12, the longest about 3% SL. Longitudinal scale series about 66 scales from the top of the gill slit to caudal base.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parr, A.E., 1947. A new genus of deepsea fish from the Gulf of Panama. Copeia 1947(1):59-500. (Ref. 40778)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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