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Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Etymology: Etropus: Greek, etron, -on = lower abdomen + Greek, pous = feet.
Eponymy: Hendricus Christoffel Delsman (1886–1969) was a fisheries biologist. He was Director of the Fishery station in Batavia (Jakarta), Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). He co-wrote: De indische zeevisschen en zeevisscherij (1934). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Chabanaud.
Issue
A subspecies is recognized for a long time in the Pacific Ocean Etropus delsmani pacificus Nielsen, 1963, that is recognized in FishBase as a provisionally valid species. More studies are needed to clearly differentiate it (MArch 2021).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal. Tropical
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri
Western Central Atlantic: type specimen collected in Venezuela.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Hensley, D.A., 1995. Paralichthyidae. Lenguados. p. 1349-1380. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9330)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00388 - 0.01954), b=3.03 (2.83 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
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).