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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Ophthalmolycus: Greek, ophthalmos = eye + Greek, lykos = wolf (Ref. 45335); polylepis: Name from the Greek 'polus' for many, and 'lepis' for scales, referring to the extensive squamation of this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 1056 m (Ref. 84360). Polar; 64°S - 65°S, 61°W - 62°W
Antarctica: Gerlache Strait (Ref. 84360).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 84360); 24.0 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 98 - 118. Ophthalmolycus polylepis can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: two posterior nasal pores; epidermal prickles on lips; gill slit extending ventrally just to below mid-pectoral fin base; interorbital pore present; two postorbital pores; lateral line triple with ventral, mediolateral and dorsolateral branches; scales extending anteriorly to predorsal area, abdomen, pelvic fins base, and pectoral fins base and axil; vertebrae asymmetrical 22 + 76; dorsal fin origin associated with vertebra 5; pectoral fin rays 18; six branchiostegal rays; oral valve overlapping the anterior edge of vomer; two rows of palatine teeth anteriorly; two vestigial pyloric caeca and 2 pseudobranch filaments; pelvic fin and vomerine teeth present (Ref. 84360).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Matallanas, J., 2011. Description of two new species of Ophthalmolycus (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the Southern Ocean and key to species of the genus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, doi:10.1017/S0025315410000615. (Ref. 84360)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Harmless
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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=0.00120 (0.00058 - 0.00248), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
