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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Meteoria: Greek, meteora, -ou = the celestial spaces, any athmospheric phenomenon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: These fish are named after the German research vessel ‘Meteor’, from which the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Nielsen.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 4540 - 5320 m (Ref. 129454). Deep-water; 42°N - 28°N
Northeastern Atlantic.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 34024)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 48 - 50; Anale zachte stralen: 34; Wervels: 68 - 70. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body long, compressed and rather slender with slightly protruding lower jaw and oblique mouth cleft; head profile convex; eyes tiny, black and deep-set; with a small area surrounding the eyes red-brown; height of head and anterior body-depth equal; head slightly broader than body; palatines edentate; dorsal fin origin well behind midpoint of fish; D 48-50; predorsal length 56-64% SL (Ref. 129454).
Cross section: compressed.
Rare species (Ref. 34024). Caught in non-closing bottom fishing gear (Agassiz and bottom
trawls) (Ref. 129454).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Nielsen, J.G., 2016. Revision of the genera Meteoria and Parasciadonus (Bythitidae) with a new Atlantic, abyssal species of Meteoria. Cybium 40(3):215-223. (Ref. 129454)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00192 - 0.01191), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±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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