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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes) > Bathydraconinae
Etymology: Akarotaxis: Name from Greek words 'Akaros' meaning short or small and 'taxis' meaning row or line, referring to the short upper lateral line; gouldae: Named after the U.S. Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould (LMG); Noun; feminine, following maritime tradition of referring to ships as female.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 215 - 964 m (Ref. 131869). Deep-water
Western Antarctic Peninsula.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.1 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 131869); 13.6 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 28 - 31; Anale zachte stralen: 25 - 28; Wervels: 47 - 48. This species is distinguished from A. nudiceps by the presence of two dark vertical bands
of pigment on the body; a larger body depth at the origin of the anal fins; and a shorter snout and jaw length.The smallest adult specimen examined was 12.73 mm SL, although the sex was not determined. It is unknown when the characteristic dark vertical bands develop in this species, although it has been reported that these do not appear on larvae up to 2.07 cm SL (Ref. 131869).
Cross section: compressed.
Adults were captured at 600-705 m while larvae were captured at 215-964 m; habitats at these depths in coastal regions of Antarctica are likely composed of similar fine sediments (Ref. 131869).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Corso, A.D., T. Desvignes, J.R. McDowell, C.-H.C. Cheng, E.E. Biesack, D.K. Steinberg and E.J. Hilton, 2024. Akarotaxis gouldae, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501(2):265-290. (Ref. 131869)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00224 (0.00117 - 0.00427), b=3.25 (3.08 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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