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Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Opostomias: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Takanaga Mitsui (d: 1892) was a member of the powerful MItsui clan which owned the House of Mitsui (Tokugawa shogunate period (1603–1867)) which evolved into the Mitsui group, one of the biggest trading groups in the world. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser bathypelagisch; tiefenbereich 60 - 1366 m (Ref. 27311). Deep-water; 55°N - 32°N, 120°E - 117°W
Northeast Pacific: Southern California, 32-34°N, to British Columbia, 48°30'-55°N. Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 559)
Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 0.4 - 8.7, mean 3.3 °C (based on 63 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00115 - 0.00790), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.6 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
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