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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Bidenichthys: Latin, bi = two + Greek, dens, dentis = teeth + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: C Leo Biden of Cape Town was described as a ‘knowledgeable angler’, and a person “…to whom the South African Museum is indebted for many specimens and much information.” He wrote: Sea-Angling Fishes of the Cape (1948). Dr John Richard Paxton (d: 1938) is an American-born Australian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nielsen & Cohen.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 165 - 275 m (Ref. 34024). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: off eastern Australia.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 79978)
Rare species (Ref. 34024).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and P.R. Møller, 2004. Reassignment of Melodichthys paxtoni to the genus Fiordichthys (Teleostei, Bythitidae). Cybium 28(1):37-41. (Ref. 79978)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00468 (0.00186 - 0.01174), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |