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Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Carapidae (Pearlfishes) > Hypopleuroninae
Etymology: Hypopleuron: Greek, hypo = under + greek ,pleura = in the side of (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Smith & Radcliffe.
Taxonomic Remarks
Previously in Ophidiidae, Neobythitinae. Changed in 2024 by Wong et al. (2024; Ref. 133041).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 300 - 575 m (Ref. 34024). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea, Andaman Sea and the Philippines.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 34024)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Jaws equal in length or lower jaw slightly protruding; no spines on opercle or subopercle; a canine tooth at the front of each upper jaw bone; median basibranchial tooth patch 1; branchiostegal rays 8; lateral line with small scales that overlie an inner series of larger scales that bear neuromasts; precaudal centra 22, parapophyses broad and inflated, inclosing the swim bladder (Ref. 34024).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Common species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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 (Réf. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100). 🛈 |