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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Porogadus: Greek, poros = porous + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 1180 - 3500 m (Ref. 34024). Deep-water; 35°N - 12°S, 90°W - 8°E (Ref. 125143)
Atlantic Ocean.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 125143)
This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 16-17; first gill arch with long gill rakers 15-18; pectoral-fin rays 15-18; HL:HD 1.49-1.73; few and mostly weak head spines on ethmoidal, supraorbital, sphenotic, supratemporal, outer posttemporal, inner preopercular rim while absent on lacrimal, prefrontal, interorbital, 5th infraorbital, inner posttemporal, outer preopercular rim; opercular spine weak and flat; opercular flap small; lower lateral line pores until beginning of anal fin 15-17; narrow dentition patch on vomer with 1-2 rows of teeth while palatines with moderately broad dentition patch with 3–4 rows of teeth; otolith with single colliculum; OL:OH = 1.0–1.2; OL:TCL = 1.8 (Ref. 125143).
Cross section: compressed.
Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller, 2021. Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 2 - 4.3, mean 4.1 °C (based on 286 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00165 - 0.00876), b=3.14 (2.93 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
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