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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); platyoperculosus: Name from Greek 'platy' for broad, and Latin 'operculum' for cover; referring to the unusually wide opercle of this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 1163 m (Ref. 92437). Deep-water
Distribuzione
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Southwest Pacific: Chatham Rise, New Zealand.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 92437)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 49 - 50; Raggi anali molli: 43 - 44; Vertebre: 59. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 59, pectoral fin rays 16-17, caudal fin rays 6, pyloric caeca 7; body humpbacked; mouth angle about 40°; gill opening above pectoral and extending ventrally in front of 1-3 rays, about 1/4 HL; opercle a broad stout shaft dorsally, widening at level of gill opening and then narrowing to form a sharp posteroventrally pointing tip reaching to behind pectoral fin base; small symphyseal pores are widely separated, obscure; short abdomen ca 80% HL; body whitish, pyloric caeca reticulated black at base and for about 1/2 length, pale distally (Ref. 92437).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Stein, D.L., 2012. A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437)
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 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00237 - 0.01161), b=3.15 (2.96 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
