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Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Meteoria: Greek, meteora, -ou = the celestial spaces, any athmospheric phenomenon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: These fish are named after the German research vessel ‘Meteor’, from which the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري قاعية المعيشة; نطاق العمق ? - 3700 m (Ref. 31524). Deep-water
Western Pacific: off New Caledonia.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL (female)
الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 47; أشعه شرجية لينه: 40; فقرات: 62. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body is long and slender with slightly
protruding lower jaw and oblique mouth cleft; head broad and depressed; palatines edentate; eyes small and deep-set; D 47, origin of dorsal fin well behind midpoint of fish; predorsal length 62% SL; origin of anal fin below dorsal fin ray no. 11 and below vertebra no. 33; pectoral
peduncle short, higher than long; pelvic fins absent; anterior gill arch with minute rakers and filaments (Ref. 129454).
Cross section: compressed.
Rare species (Ref. 34024).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., 2016. Revision of the genera Meteoria and Parasciadonus (Bythitidae) with a new Atlantic, abyssal species of Meteoria. Cybium 40(3):215-223. (Ref. 129454)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: غير ذات اهمية
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00172 - 0.01163), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
المرونه (مرجع
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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