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Eulophiidae ("Spinous fin eelpouts")
Etymology: Eulophias: Eulophias is derived from the combination of two Greek words meaning 'well' and 'one having a bristly back'.
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Commander Zera Luther Tanner (1835–1906) was an American naval officer, deep-sea explorer and oceanographer who developed an improved method of depth-sounding using instruments of his own design. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 119 - 160 m (Ref. 128434). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128434)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 116 - 125; Anal soft rays: 90 - 100; Vertebrae: 132 - 143. This species is distinguished from its its two congeners by the following characters: D spines 116-125 (vs. 133-143 in E. spinosior and 124-128 in E. koreanus); A soft rays 90-100 (vs. 109-116 spinosior and 102-103 koreanus); total vertebrae 132-143 (vs. 146-156 spinosior and 141-143 koreanus ); pectoral-fin rays 7 (vs. 5-6 spinosior); further, with koreanus it has a dark band posterior to the eye
and a series of dark blotches midlaterally on the trunk and tail (Ref. 128434).
Inhabits sand, shell, and rock bottom at depths of 119-124 meters (Ref. 51666).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nakayama, N., T. Yamakawa, M. Takami and H. Endo, 2023. Description of a new deep-water eulophiid fish (Perciformes: Zoarcoidei) from Japan. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111(1):87-97. (Ref. 128434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
