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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Meteoria: Greek, meteora, -ou = the celestial spaces, any athmospheric phenomenon (Ref. 45335); longidorsalis: Named for the long dorsal fin base.
Eponymy: These fish are named after the German research vessel ‘Meteor’, from which the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 4790 - 5105 m (Ref. 129454). Subtropical
Distribución
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Atlantic Ocean: east of Florida and north of Madeira.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 129454); 7.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 58; Radios blandos anales: 39; Vértebra: 65 - 67. This species is distinguished by the following characters: long and slender with slightly protruding lower jaw and an oblique mouth cleft; head broad and depressed; palatines edentate and premaxillary, vomer and dentaries with a single row of small teeth; eyes are small and deep-set; D 58 with dorsal fin origin at midpoint of fish; predorsal length 49.5-51% SL; pectoral fin peduncle short, higher than long; pelvic fins absent; anterior gill arch with hardly visible rakers and filaments (Ref. 129454).
Cross section: compressed.
Caught in bottom trawls (Ref. 129454).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: bycatch
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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