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Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Etymology: isaacsi: Named in honor of the late John D. Isaacs, oceanographer extraordinary.
Eponymy: Günther Edmund Maul (1909–1997) was a German ichthyologist and taxidermist who lived and worked most of his life in Madeira. [...] John Dove Isaacs III (1913–1980) was an oceanographer, naturalist, engineer, fisherman and marine scientist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Matsui & Rosenblatt.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands. Expected to occur in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 39797).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10887)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matsui, T. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987. Review of the deep-sea fish family Platytroctidae (Pisces: Salmoniformes). Bull. Scripps Inst. Oceanogr. 26(1-7):1-159. (Ref. 10887)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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