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Aulopiformes (Grinners) >
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Arctozenus: Greek, arktos = bear + particle zen, derived from zao = to give life; australis: Name from Latin 'australis' for 'southern', referring to the distribution of the species which appears restricted to the Southern Ocean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 160 - 800 m (Ref. 122005). Temperate
Indian Ocean, Antarctic: off Kerguelen Islanda.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122005)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal soft rays: 30 - 32; Vertebrae: 79 - 84. A species of Arctozenus differing from the only congener in having a pale body with lower half
mostly devoid of chromatophores; body slender, its depth 14-19 in SL; a slender head, its depth at middle of eye 4.3-5.1 in HL. Compared to similar size specimens (>250 mm SL) of A. risso, A. australis has relatively slender body (5.2-7.3%, vs. 7.7-10.6% SL); the ratio of snout length/eye diameter relatively large 3.1-3.9 (vs. 2.7-3.4); origin of pelvic fin slightly but clearly behind dorsal-fin base (vs. usually below dorsal-fin base); and anterior lateral-line scales long, about twice as long as its height (vs. width subequal to the height). (Ref. 122005)
Reported as by-catch of bottom trawl on the slope of the Kerguelen Plateau (480-800 m) and South-Georgia (Ref. 122005).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ho, H.-C. and G. Duhamel, 2019. A new species of the fish genus Arctozenus from the Kerguelen Islands, with comments on the lost teeth in adults (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae). Zootaxa 4651(3):497-512. (Ref. 122005)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00224 (0.00090 - 0.00555), b=3.14 (2.92 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 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 to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
