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Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
Etymology: Bathylagichthys: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, lagos = hare + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); australis: From its occurrence in the waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; distribuzione batimetrica 50 - 1000 m (Ref. 45488). Temperate
Indian and Pacific.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 41239)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 12 - 14; Raggi anali molli: 11 - 13; Vertebre: 47 - 50. Branchiostegal rays 3. Supraorbital short, posterior well behind vertical through the middle of the orbit. Canals of subcutaneous vascular system of the trunk not forming anastomoses below the lateral line. Pyloric caeca 10-16 (Ref. 41239).
Mesopelagic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Kobylyanskiy, S.G., 1990. Two new species of the genus Bathylagichthys Kobyliansky [Kobilyansky] (Bathylagidae, Salmoniformes) from Southern Hemisphere subpolar waters. J. Ichthyol. 30(5):21-27. (Ref. 41239)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.3 - 13.7, mean 9.2 °C (based on 164 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00219 - 0.01260), b=3.01 (2.80 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).