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Opisthoproctidae (Barreleyes or spookfishes)
Eponymy: Friedrich Wilhelm ‘Fritz’ Winter (1878–1917), a member of a family of high-quality printers, was scientific illustrator and photographer on the Valdivia Expedition (1898–1899) to sub-Antarctic waters. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 400 - 2500 m (Ref. 6542), usually 500 - 700 m (Ref. 6542). Deep-water; 28°N - 49°S, 52°W - 154°W
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea. Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559), Australia (Ref. 7300), and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Reported from the Hawaiian Archipelago (Ref. 58302). Tropical Indian Ocean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6542)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Quéro, J.-C., 1990. Opisthroproctidae. p. 241-243. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 6542)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00427 (0.00165 - 0.01101), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.1 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 (32 of 100). 🛈 |