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Ateleopodiformes (Jellynose fishes) >
Ateleopodidae (Jellynose fishes)
Etymology: Parateleopus: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, tele = perfect (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Alcock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 343 - 740 m (Ref. 127986). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: Maldives and off Kenya, the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea and the Andaman Sea to Indonesia (Moluccas).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26165)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 101 - 105. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: mouth small, posterior end of gape vertical to near anterior nostril; gill membranes are united ventrally and attached to isthmus by soft tissue; sphenotic has vertically oblong crescent-shaped protrusion from behind the eye to postero-inferior region of orbit; pelvic fin stiff, relatively short, with the tip extending to point anywhere between base and anterior half of pectoral fin; wide pelvic bone (Ref. 127986).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kaga, T., T. Iwamoto and S.S. Mishra, 2022. Redescription of Ateleopus indicus Alcock 1891, (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae), and its reassignment to the genus Parateleopus. Zootaxa 5092(2):176-190. (Ref. 127986)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.7 - 12.5, mean 10.6 °C (based on 54 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5315 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).