FB-56345 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56345 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Dicrolene Dicrolene pullata Garman, 1899 Hagoromo-ashiro Mastigopterus praetor Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 2000-05-11 2021-09-27 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins0 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Machida, Y., J. Zhong, H. Endo and H. Wu0 Mastigopterus imperator Smith & Radcliffe, 1913, a senior synonym of M praetor Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes). Ichthyol. Res. 49(1):194-197. (Ref. 43943) FB-pic-56351-28548 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2001-01-21 2010-07-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56351 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Maimp_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Maimp_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-56351 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-12 00:00:00 2007-05-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Robbie N. Cada General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56351 A rare species inhabiting the deep-sea floor in the tropical to temperate waters (Ref. 43943). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-DiagnosticDescr-56351 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-10-25 00:00:00 2002-10-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56351 Head large; mouth subterminal. Eye diameter less than snout length. Opercular spine weak, broad, and flattened. Prominent cephalic sensory pores below eyes and on rear margin of preoperculum. Median basibranchial tooth patches 2. Vomer with V-shaped tooth patch. Anterior gill arch with 10-12 long rakers. Pectoral fins 12-15 rays, the longest about 1/2 or more in SL. Pelvic fins with 2 joined rays in each. Caudal fin rays 6. Branchiostegal rays 8. Precaudal vertebrae 15-16. Cycloid scales small, deciduous, covering head, body, and bases of dorsal, anal, and pectoral fins. Lateral line indistinct (Ref. 43943). Machida, Y., J. Zhong, H. Endo and H. Wu 2002 Mastigopterus imperator Smith & Radcliffe, 1913, a senior synonym of M praetor Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes). Ichthyol. Res. 49(1):194-197. (Ref. 43943) FB-Distribution-56351 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-12 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56351 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, the East and South China seas and Papua New Guinea. Machida, Y., J. Zhong, H. Endo and H. Wu 2002 Mastigopterus imperator Smith & Radcliffe, 1913, a senior synonym of M praetor Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes). Ichthyol. Res. 49(1):194-197. (Ref. 43943) FB-Uses-56351 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-12 00:00:00 2007-05-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56351 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology fisheries: of no interest Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-Size-56351 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-12 00:00:00 2007-05-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56351 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 53.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 43943)) Machida, Y., J. Zhong, H. Endo and H. Wu 2002 Mastigopterus imperator Smith & Radcliffe, 1913, a senior synonym of M praetor Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes). Ichthyol. Res. 49(1):194-197. (Ref. 43943) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-56351 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-12 00:00:00 2007-05-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56351 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration bathydemersal; marine; depth range 394 - 2365 m (Ref. 43943) Machida, Y., J. Zhong, H. Endo and H. Wu 2002 Mastigopterus imperator Smith & Radcliffe, 1913, a senior synonym of M praetor Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes). Ichthyol. Res. 49(1):194-197. (Ref. 43943)