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Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: pelophilum: From the Greek word pelo which means mud and philos which means that which likes; the site where this fish was captured being a pile of mud (Ref. 30548).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 1947 m (Ref. 30548). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Barbados.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30548)
Captured by the submersible Nautile on the cold seeps of the Barbados accretionary complex (Ref. 30548). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Geistdoerfer, P., 1999. Thermarces pelophilum, espèce nouvelle de Zoarcidae associée à l'émission de fluides froids au niveau du prisme d'accrétion de la Barbade, Océan Atlantique Nord-Ouest. Cybium 23(1):5-11. (Ref. 30548)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00282 (0.00144 - 0.00552), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100). 🛈 |