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Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes)
Etymology: Chlorophthalmus: Greek, chloros = green + Greek, ophthlamos = eye (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: ‘Albatross’ was a steam-driven research vessel owned by the US Fish Commission. It was used for many cruises and expeditions. The greeneye species was collected when the ‘Albatross’ dredged off the coast of Japan. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Starks.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 350 m (Ref. 86942). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the Philippines. Recorded from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897) and the Indian Ocean waters of Indonesia (Ref. 5978).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); common length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9137)
Carnivorous.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.2 - 17, mean 12.1 °C (based on 36 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00339 (0.00146 - 0.00784), b=3.13 (2.93 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.69 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).