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Howellidae (Oceanic basslets)
Eponymy: James Adam Brodie (1858–1940) was Visiting Magistrate of Lord Howe Island. He was honoured as one “…who has been indefatigable in his endeavours to assist me in elucidating the ichthyological fauna of this lonely oceanic islet.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ogilby.
Issue
Family replacement uncertain (Ref. 1830).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 100 - 1829 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121807)
Inhabits the open ocean. Spends the day in midwater from 305-1,829 m depth and migrates near surface at night (Ref. 2850). Mesopelagic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
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): 4.8 - 13.6, mean 7.9 °C (based on 1166 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5176 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 1.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.8, Fec assumed < 1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 122 [30, 575] mg/100g; Iron = 1.45 [0.39, 6.25] mg/100g; Protein = 4.03 [0.12, 8.02] %; Omega3 = 0.357 [0.113, 1.176] g/100g; Selenium = 20 [4, 91] μg/100g; VitaminA = 80.5 [10.0, 619.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.35 [0.56, 3.51] mg/100g (wet weight);