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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
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser bathypelagisch; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 0 - 92 m (Ref. 36608). Deep-water; 51°N - 45°S, 130°W - 158°E
Northeastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4165); common length : 100.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3397)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 206 - 263; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 5 - 20; Wirbelzahl: 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).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | 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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (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). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
4.5 ±0.67 se; based on food items. |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Very high vulnerability (82 of 100). 🛈 |