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Lophotidae (Crestfishes)
Etymology: Lophotus: Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Bernard Germaine Etienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacépède (also spelled La Cepède) (1756– 1825), was a French naturalist and politician. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Taxonomic Remarks
Junior synonym Lophotus cristatus Johnson, 1863 is considered a valid species. Please send
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 0 - 92 m (Ref. 36608). Deep-water; 51°N - 45°S, 130°W - 158°E
Northeastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4165); common length : 100.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3397)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 206 - 263; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 5 - 20; Wervels: 124 - 153. Head and body silvery in color and possibly with silvery spots; fins red (Ref. 4165).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A rare (Ref. 4165), oceanic, mesopelagic species. Occasionally stranded in shallow water (Ref. 9563). Capable of discharging a black ink from an ink-sac in the cloaca when alarmed. Adults feed on fishes (anchovies) and squids (Ref. 6740). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36608). Found in stomachs of tunas (Ref. 2850).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.), 2022. Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 2. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 763 p. (Ref. 127961)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5938 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.5 ±0.67 se; based on food items. |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Very high vulnerability (82 of 100). 🛈 |