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Linophrynidae (Leftvents)
Etymology: Linophryne: Greek, 'linon' = flax or anything made of flax such as "cord," "rope," or a "net" + Greek, 'phryne' = "toad" (refers to a toadlike fish that fishes with a net) (Ref. 86949).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 150 - 1400 m (Ref. 41299). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: southeastern USA and the Gulf of Mexico. Pacific Ocean: Japan (Ref. 41299) and Australia (Ref. 7300).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos anales: 3. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: distal escal appendage 16.4-39% SL; compressed distal escal appendage, with fringed edge in specimens greater than 40mm; absence of additional escal appendage; barbel divided nearly at base into 3 unpaired primary branches; subdermal pigment in two rows along side of body; parasitic males without pointed sphenotic spines (Ref. 86949).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 6.2 - 15.3, mean 9.9 °C (based on 297 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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