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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Gymnelus: Gymnelus, derived from Greek, gymnēlos (Latinized Greek) = poor, needy (akin to Greek gymnos for destitute (E. Spencer, pers.comm. 09/13); diporus: From the Greek word 'diporus', meaning two-pore (Ref. 36338). M.E. Anderson believes this species is probably a synonym of Gymnelus hemifasciatus (Ref. 51665).
More on author: Chernova.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 123 - 200 m (Ref. 36338). Boreal
Northwest Pacific: Komandorskii Islands and southeastern Kamchatka.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.7 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 85 - 88; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 69 - 75; Vertebrae: 88 - 94. Gymnelus diporus belongs to the group of species with widely interrupted supratemporal commissure. It is further characterized as not having a posteriorly shifted beginning of the dorsal fin, a narrow and long pectoral fin, short snout, color with multiple (up to 18) bands, and a small size (Ref. 36338).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V., 2000. Four new species of Gymnelus (Zoarcidae) from the Far Eastern Seas with genus diagnosis and key to species. J. Ichthyol. 40(1):1-12. (Ref. 36338)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00110 (0.00042 - 0.00288), b=3.09 (2.86 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).