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Saccopharyngidae (Swallowers)
Etymology: Saccopharynx: Latin, sacculus = small bag + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Robert ‘Bob’ John Lavenberg was Curator of Ichthyology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and is now Emeritus Curator. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nielsen & Bertelsen.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 2000 - 3000 m (Ref. 35599), usually 2000 - 3000 m (Ref. 35599). Deep-water
Eastern Central Pacific: ranges from northern California, USA to Peru.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 78.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 96339)
Generally caught in midwater (Ref. 35599). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and leptocephalus larvae (Ref. 35599). Degenerative changes in males and females suggest semelparity (Ref. 35599).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Charter, S.R., 1996. Saccopharyngidae: whiptail gulpers. p. 151-153. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Atlas No. 33. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 1505 p. (Ref. 35599)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 1.6 - 2.3, mean 1.8 °C (based on 657 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [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).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.1 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).
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