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Benthodesmus tenuis (Günther, 1877)

Slender frostfish
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθοπελαγικό; εύρος βάθους 200 - 850 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 45°N - 36°S, 172°W - 175°E (Ref. 57013)

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Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951), off Cape Hatteras, Gulf of Mexico, Suriname and southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea to Angola. Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 11228). Western Pacific: Emperor Seamounts, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Viet Nam, and the Sulu Sea. Indian Ocean: south of Java, Indonesia. Reported from British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 230 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 10818); common length : 50.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 10818)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 38 - 42; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 78 - 89; Εδρικές άκανθες: 2; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 69 - 76; Σπόνδυλοι: 122 - 132. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Mainly found over the continental slope (Ref. 27121). Juveniles mesopelagic (Ref. 6181, 58302).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Parin, Nikolay V. | Συνεργάτες

Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 7.3 - 15.7, mean 10.7 °C (based on 656 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00046 (0.00020 - 0.00105), b=3.12 (2.92 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  4.4   ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 11.4 [5.0, 23.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.299 [0.139, 0.683] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.5, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.221 [0.102, 0.516] g/100g; Selenium = 36 [14, 94] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.53 [1.10, 34.95] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.244 [0.155, 0.404] mg/100g (wet weight);