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Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Etymology: Cottunculus: Greek, kottos = a fish, diminutive; tubulosus: Specific name from the Latin 'tubus' meaning pipe, referring to the prominent bony tubes of the lateral line.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur ? - 1950 m (Ref. 58914). Deep-water
Northeast Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 58914); poids max. publié: 3.70 g (Ref. 58914)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
This species is distinguished from its congeners in having very prominent tubes externally
visible along all of the lateral line, and dense single and double prickles, readily apparent to the unaided eye, covering the body; head is fairly slender and head tubercles are well developed, as are the infraorbital(non-paired) and preopercular spines; peduncle short and relatively deep (Ref. 58914).
Caught by bottom trawl (Ref. 58914).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Byrkjedal, I. and A.M. Orlov, 2007. A new species of Cottunculus (Teleostei: Psychrolutidae) from the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Zootaxa 1580:63-68. (Ref. 58914)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).