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Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers)
Etymology: Rhynchactis: Greek, 'rhynch' = beak or snout + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (in reference to the illicium that arises near the tip of the snout) (Ref. 86949).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 300 - 600 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water
Tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans (only records of males and larvae are known in the Indian and Pacific Ocean).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.1 cm TL (female)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 3 - 4; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 4. Length of illicium 143-158% SL; secondary illicial filaments absent (Ref. 86949).
Also mesopelagic (Ref. 10761).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Bertelsen, E., 1990. Gigantactinidae. p. 513-515. In J. C. Quero, J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 10761)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 9.5 - 11.6, mean 9.7 °C (based on 15 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).