Classification / Names
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Polymixiidae (Beardfishes)
Etymology: Polymixia: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, myxos = mucus (Ref. 45335); carmenae: Named for Carmen Lúcia Del Bianco Rossi-Wongtschowski, a Brazilian ichthyologist, emeritus professor of the Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, and former coordinator of the regional sub-committee Sul of the Program REVIZEE (Living Resources in the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone),.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 160 - 600 m (Ref. 130894). Tropical; 13°S - 34°S (Ref. 130894)
Southwestern Atlantic: Brazil and Uruguay.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 130894)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 5 - 6; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 26 - 28; Épines anales: 4; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 15; Vertèbres: 28. This species is distinguished by having the following characters: gill rakers on first gill arch 19-24; with main shaft of the first anal-fin proximal radial strongly arched; anterior process of the first anal-fin proximal radial elongated, about half length of the main shaft; pyloric caeca completely absent or numbering 46-71; spinoid scales with spines arranged in vertical rows; D 26-28 (rarely 22); postero-ventral edge of preopercle rounded; mature specimens with pigmentation of anal, dorsal and caudal fins inconspicuous, lacking a markedly darker margin (Ref. 130894).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Caixeta, H. de C., Oliveira, C. and M.R.S. de Melo, 2024. Another piece of the living fossil puzzle: A new species of Polymixia Lowe, 1836 (Polymixiiformes: Polymixiidae) from the western South Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 205:e104249:1-14. (Ref. 130894)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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