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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Bythites: Greek, bythitis, -idos = from the bottom of the sea (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: ‘Gerda’ is the name of a research vessel that belonged to the Mote Marine Laboratory, Miami, from which the holotype was collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nielsen & Cohen.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 86 - 832 m (Ref. 34024). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: Straits of Florida, USA.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Rare species (Ref. 34024).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 10.8 - 21, mean 14.2 °C (based on 48 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00192 - 0.01191), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming Fec < 100).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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