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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Microichthys: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Anastasio Cocco (1799–1854) was an Italian naturalist, marine biologist and pharmacist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 145 - 549 m (Ref. 56504). Subtropical; 39°N - 37°N, 15°E - 16°E
Eastern Atlantic: known only from the Strait of Messina (Sicily) in the Mediterranean.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3397)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 8; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9 - 10; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 8 - 9. Upper profile of body suddenly bent before first dorsal fin. Head large, opercle with a spine. Lower jaw prominent. Scales about as long as high. Pelvic fins distally dark. Purplish-blue in color.
This is a non-territorial species.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Bauchot, M.-L., 1987. Poissons osseux. p. 891-1421. In W. Fischer, M.L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.) Fiches FAO d'identification pour les besoins de la pêche. (rev. 1). Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de pêche 37. Vol. II. Commission des Communautés Européennes and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3397)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.615 - 14.065, mean 13.84 °C (based on 2 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 288 [61, 1,219] mg/100g; Iron = 2.99 [1.08, 7.94] mg/100g; Protein = 2.72 [0.00, 6.55] %; Omega3 = 0.561 [0.190, 1.575] g/100g; Selenium = 22.3 [5.4, 90.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.4 [5.3, 125.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.45 [0.67, 3.19] mg/100g (wet weight);