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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Gymnelus: Gymnelus, derived from Greek, gymnēlos (Latinized Greek) = poor, needy (akin to Greek gymnos for destitute (E. Spencer, pers.comm. 09/13).
More on author: Chernova.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 105 m (Ref. 36338). Boreal
Northwest Pacific: Pacific coast of Kamchatka.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36338)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 94 - 98. widely interrupted supratemporal commissure, no posteriorly shifted beginning of the dorsal fin, oblong and very thin body, the depth of which at the beginning of anal fin is 18 times in TL; a small head, few teeth, and color formed by numerous transverse dark bands.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V., 2000. Four new species of Gymnelus (Zoarcidae) from the Far Eastern Seas with genus diagnosis and key to species. J. Ichthyol. 40(1):1-12. (Ref. 36338)
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 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00110 (0.00042 - 0.00288), b=3.09 (2.86 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
