Uncisudis advena

Uncisudis advena (Rofen, 1963)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Uncisudis: Latin, uncus = hook + Latin, sudis = esox, fish of the Rhine, cited by Plinius 9.15; it also means "stake" (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 813 - 997 m (Ref. 37039). Deep-water; 31°N - 25°N, 98°W - 80°W

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Western Central Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico and off east coast of Florida.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37039)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 31; Vertebrae: 75 - 78.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Maximum length based on immature specimen (Ref. 37039).

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McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 October 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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