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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Malthopsis: Greek, malthe, es = a marine fish of soft flesh (Ref. 45335); velutina: Named for its body covering, the fine bucklers and prickles forming a velvet-like integument; an adjective.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 280 - 448 m (Ref. 124115). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands),
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 124115)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 5 - 7. This species is distinguished by the following: body covered with fine bucklers and prickles forming a velvet-like integument; with black patches on body surface, including upper portion of eye; rostral spine short (x? = 4.0% SL), blunt and directed upward rather than forward; subopercular buckler small, several spinules at its tip; large eye (x? = 13.7% SL); narrow interorbital space (x? = 5.3% SL); anal fin reaching caudal fin base when fully laid back; D 5-7, usually six (5-7) and pectoral-fin rays 12-13 (rarely 11) (Ref. 124115).
Cross section: flattened.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Ho, H.-C., 2020. Two new deep-water batfish of the genus Malthopsis from the Pacific Ocean (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 68:859-869. (Ref. 124115)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00541 - 0.04235), b=2.93 (2.68 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±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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