Spectrunculus stenostio Uiblein, Møller & Nielsen, 2023
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Spectrunculus: Latin, spectrum = apparition (Ref. 45335); stenostio: Name 'stenostio' from the Greek word 'stenos' and 'ostium', meaning 'narrow' and 'otolith', in reference to the narrow otolith structure of the new species.
Etymology: Spectrunculus: Latin, spectrum = apparition (Ref. 45335); stenostio: Name 'stenostio' from the Greek word 'stenos' and 'ostium', meaning 'narrow' and 'otolith', in reference to the narrow otolith structure of the new species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1694 - 3050 m (Ref. 131485). Temperate
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Northeast Atlantic: Portugal.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 97.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131485); 106.0 cm SL (female)
Max length : 97.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131485); 106.0 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 137 - 148; Anal soft rays: 102 - 112; Vertebrae: 80 - 88. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin rays 137-148; anal-fin rays 102-112; total vertebrae 80-88; pre-anal length 47-55%inSL; pelvic- to anal-fin origin 34-44% in SL; orbit length 9.9-12 in % HL; otolith ostium width 15-21 in % sulcus length and 19-29 in % ostium length; and maximum size to 110 cm SL (Ref. 131485).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
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Uiblein, F., P.R. Møller and J.G. Nielsen, 2023. The systematics of the ophidiid genus Spectrunculus (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes) revisited with description of a new species and resurrection of S. radcliffei. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111(3):467-485. (Ref. 131485)
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Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | National databases | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00380 (0.00166 - 0.00868), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (60 of 100). 🛈 |