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Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Carapidae (Pearlfishes) > Carapinae
Etymology: Echiodon: Greek, echieys, eos = a little viper + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 400 - 1441 m (Ref. 75877). Deep-water
Widely distributed in the subtropical and temperate waters of the southern hemisphere (off New Zealand, south of Australia, off southern Chile, off Argentina and the Falklands and southern Brazil). Has been recently found at the eastern slope off South Georgia in the Antarctic region.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6347)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 176 - 180; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 179 - 190. Eel-like, shallow body depth; 1 to several symphyseal fangs on dentary and premaxilla; lacking cardiform teeth, pelvic fins, and swim bladder rocker bone; a patch of ridges posteriorly on the ventral surface of the swim bladder (Ref. 34024). Precaudal vertebrae 25-29 (Ref. 34024).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Uncommon species (Ref. 34024).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 1.9 - 8.6, mean 5.6 °C (based on 334 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.7 [18.2, 66.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.462 [0.240, 0.890] mg/100g; Protein = 16.1 [13.6, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.326 [0.165, 0.657] g/100g; Selenium = 25.9 [10.5, 58.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.81 [2.09, 42.43] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.449 [0.301, 0.669] mg/100g (wet weight);