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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Bidenichthys: Latin, bi = two + Greek, dens, dentis = teeth + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: C Leo Biden of Cape Town was described as a ‘knowledgeable angler’, and a person “…to whom the South African Museum is indebted for many specimens and much information.” He wrote: Sea-Angling Fishes of the Cape (1948). Dr John Richard Paxton (d: 1938) is an American-born Australian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nielsen & Cohen.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien benthopelagisch; diepte 165 - 275 m (Ref. 34024). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: off eastern Australia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 79978)
Rare species (Ref. 34024).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and P.R. Møller, 2004. Reassignment of Melodichthys paxtoni to the genus Fiordichthys (Teleostei, Bythitidae). Cybium 28(1):37-41. (Ref. 79978)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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