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Stylephoridae (Tube-eyes or thread-tails)
Etymology: Stylephorus: Greek, style = column + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Shaw.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 300 - 800 m (Ref. 86942). Deep-water; 45°N - 37°S, 130°W - 20°E
Tropical to subtropical in all oceans. Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida in USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico through Lesser Antilles (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands (Ref. 6808); numerous specimens collected between the equator and approximately 20°N.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4172)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 119 - 124; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 14 - 16. Body silvery, head dark violet (Ref. 4172).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
A mesopelagic (Ref. 6808) at 300-600 m at night, 625-800 during day (Ref. 58302) and uncommon species. Swims in a vertical position, probably migrates over 200-300 m vertical distance each day-night cycle. Feeds on copepods (Ref. 6741).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Hulley, P.A., 1986. Stylephoridae. p. 404. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4172)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 7.8 - 12.8, mean 9.7 °C (based on 112 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 2.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
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