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Himantolophidae (Footballfishes)
Etymology: Himantolophus: Greek, himas or himantos = leather strap, thong or leash (referring to the thick leathery illicium) + Greek, lopho or lophio = crest or tuft (referring to the baited illicium projecting from the head) (Ref. 86949).
Eponymy: Günther Edmund Maul (1909–1997) was a German ichthyologist and taxidermist who lived and worked most of his life in Madeira. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
সামুদ্রিক সমুদ্রবক্ষে ভাসমান (ব্যথিপেলাজিক); গভীরতার পরিসীমা 400 - 750 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland (Ref. 12462) and off Madeira (Ref. 12965).
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.5 cm SL (female)
পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ) : 5; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 4. Distinguishing characteristics of metamorphosed female: length of illicium 56-87% SL; bifurcated distal escal appendage some distance from base; each primary branch simple and darkly pigmented in small specimens, faintly pigmented in large specimens; length of primary branch 35-40% SL in specimens 3-3.8 cm, 78-83% in specimens 8.6-15.5 cm; unpigmented posterior escal appendage , length 3.5-13% SL; postolateral appendage on illicium 0-5, longest appendage 0-6.3%SL; escal bulb and appendages lacking dermal spinules (Ref. 86949).
Caught in bottom trawls and open pelagic nets in 400-750 m (Ref. 86949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
Jonsson, G., 1992. Islenskir fiskar. Fiolvi, Reykjavik, 568 pp. (Ref. 12462)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).