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Trachyrincidae (Armoured grenadiers)
Etymology: Trachyrincus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Luis Villegas was a marine biologist at the Department of Fisheries, University of Valparaiso, Peru. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 250 - 980 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 5°S - 30°S, 85°W - 70°W (Ref. 1371)
Southeast Pacific: northern Peru to central Chile.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 1371)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Afterflossenstacheln: 0. Snout long, sharply pointed, broad in juveniles becoming narrower and relatively long in adults. Scute-like scales bluntly pointed and denticulate; scales deeply embedded and covered with thick skin, the margins obscure. Row of enlarged scute-like scales along the base of the anal fin does not extend forward of anus. Overall color is grayish.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.9 - 4.4, mean 2.4 °C (based on 38 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5176 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00309 (0.00119 - 0.00804), b=3.12 (2.90 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
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