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Giganturidae (Telescopefishes)
Etymology: Gigantura: Latin, gigas, giganteum = giant + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Issue
Genus B. Mundy, pers. comm.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 17 - 2100 m (Ref. 58302), usually 500 - 2000 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water
Circumglobal: In tropical to subtropical waters. Deep sea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 121807)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 16 - 19; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 11 - 14.
Meso- and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). The species is rare. Inhabits deep water. Famous for its bizarre shape and unusual eyes.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Johnson, R.K. and E. Bertelsen, 1991. The fishes of the family Giganturidae: systematics, development, distribution and aspects of biology. Dana Rept. No. 91:1-45. (Ref. 7449)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.4 - 9.4, mean 4.1 °C (based on 3607 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 1.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).