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Stephanoberycidae (Pricklefishes)
Etymology: Stephanoberyx: Greek, stephanos = crown + Greek, beryx or berys = a name of a fish, in reference to Berycidae with thin osseus ridges on the head.
Eponymy: No etymology is given in the original description, but apparently named after the author’s niece, Mona. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 945 - 4777 m (Ref. 51654). Deep-water
Western Atlantic: New England, USA to the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and the Lesser Antilles.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 8 - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 37108)
Adults probably abyssal benthic (Ref. 51654).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ebeling, A.W. and W.H. Weed, 1973. Order Xenoberyces (Stephanoberyciformes). In: Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Mem. Sears Found. Mar. Res. (MSFMR), Mem. 1 (pt 6):397-478. (Ref. 31275)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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