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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Lepophidium: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 20 - 238 m (Ref. 36413). Subtropical; 29°N - 21°N, 119°W - 110°W (Ref. 91765)
Eastern Pacific: from the Gulf of California (Bahía de Los Angeles in the northern Gulf to Bahía de La Paz in the south) and from the outer coast of Baja California (Cedros Island) up to near the southern tip of the peninsula.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 91765)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 123 - 131; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 103 - 109; Vertebre: 80 - 84. This species is characterized by the following: usual number of vertebrae, precaudal 14 (rarely 13), caudal 53-54 (55), total 81-82 (80-84); number of fin rays, dorsal 123-131, anal 103-109, pectoral usually 20-21 (19-24); pyloric caeca usually 6 (5-7) in 2 whorls, usually 5-6+1; first gill arch with rudimentary rakers 4 (3-6) on the upper arm, 8 (7-10) developed rakers on the lower limb, 5-9 rudimentary rakers anteriorly on the first arch; total rakers 16-19; dorsal-fin origin often between neural spines 4-5 (11 specimens) and rarely between 2-3 or 3-4 (1 specimen) (Ref. 91765).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Rare species (Ref. 34024) inhabiting soft bottom (Ref. 9329). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36413). Oval, pelagic eggs float in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Little is known of this species (Ref. 9329).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Robins, C.R., R.H. Robins and M.E. Brown, 2012. A revision of Lepophidium (Teleoastei, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of eight new species. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 52(1):1-94. (Ref. 91765)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [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). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100). 🛈 |