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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Porogadus: Greek, poros = porous + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335); mendax: Name from Latin 'mendax' meaning liar, narrator, referring to its close similarity to the common P. miles, which, however, does not seem to occur over 4000 meters.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 4435 - 4610 m (Ref. 125143). Deep-water
Northeastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and adjacent Canary Basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125143)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 18; first gill arch with long gill rakers 13-14; HL:HD 1.89-1.92; all head spines are strong, present on ethmoidal, lacrimal, prefrontal, interorbital, supraorbital, sphenotic, 5th infraorbital, supratemporal, inner and outer posttemporal, inner and outer preopercular rims; opercular spine sharp, strong, extruding; additional (3rd) postorbital pore, many cavities and/or pores on top of head; maxilla no scales; large opercular flap with ridges; lower lateral line pores extend until beginning of anal fin 22-23; vomer with broad dentition patch (5-7 rows of teeth); palatines with broad dentition patch (9 rows of teeth); otolith with single, uniform colliculum; OL:OH = 1.85-2.05; OL:TCL = 2.15-2.3 (Ref. 125143).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller, 2021. Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00167 - 0.00864), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100).
