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Eschmeyeridae (Cofishes)
Etymology: Eschmeyer: Obviously taken from William N. Eschmeyer, contemporary ichthyologist (Ref. 45335); nexus: From features of the species which suggest close relationship to several groups of scorpaenids ('nectere' = to tie or connect); noun in apposition.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 27 - 43 m (Ref. 35988). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Fiji.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 35988)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 8; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 13; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 8; Wervels: 25. Anterior end of isthmus without fleshy papillae. Gill membranes not broadly united to isthmus (Ref. 39602). Frontal and parietal bones strongly ossified. Preorbital spines absent. Anterior dorsal-fin spines extremely short. Fin rays unbranched. Scales absent except on the lateral line; 10 tubed scales, posteriormost on base of caudal fin; without spinous projections. Pelvic fin membrane adnate to body, fused to membrane of opposite side. Pectoral fin lacking a detached ray (Ref. 35988).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Poss, S.G. and V.G. Springer, 1983. Eschmeyer nexus, a new genus and species of scorpaenid fish from Fiji. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 96(2):309-316. (Ref. 35988)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |