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Caulophrynidae (Fanfins)
Etymology: Caulophryne: Greek, 'kaulos' or 'caulis' = stem + Greek, 'phryne' = toad (according to Goode and Bean (1896): "a 'phryne'-like fish with the cephalic tentacle supported on a stemlike base") ( Ref. 86949).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathypelagisch; tiefenbereich 954 - 2500 m (Ref. 40966). Deep-water
Circumglobal.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL (female)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 14 - 17; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12 - 16. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: stem of illicium is naked, without translucent filaments along length; length of illicium 18-125.8%SL; esca consisting of 5-7 elongate filamentous appendages; 2-4 appendages more proximal in position, bearing none to several side branches, 3-4 more distal appendages bearing numerous side branches; opaque areas absent; teeth in upper jaw 28-40; lower jaw teeth 20-34; teeth of vomer 2-5; dorsal fin rays 14-17; anal fin rays 12-16; pectoral fin rays 14-18 (Ref. 86949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Pietsch, T.W., 1999. Caulophrynidae. Fanfin anglerfishes (deep-sea anglerfishes). p. 2026. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 12941)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.5 - 6, mean 3.7 °C (based on 1051 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5938 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).