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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Ophidion: Diminutive of Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); puck: Name from Shakepeare's Midsummers Night's Dream character Puck, a tricky fairy in the service of King Oberon; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Puck is a fairy in the service of Oberon (see Shakespeare’s: A Midsummers Night’s Dream), one of three Shakespearean names coined in the same paper (see O. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Lea & Robins.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 348 - 384 m (Ref. 81834). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Mexico and near Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.8 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 81834)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais (total) : 129 - 130; Raios anais : 100 - 101; Vértebras: 70. This species possess the following diagnostic characters: D 129-130; A 100-101; pectoral-fin rays 21-22; vertebrae, precaudal 17-18, caudal 52- 53, total 70; gill rakers on first arch 6, 2 rudiments on upper arm, 4 short, developed essentially equal rakers on lower arm (Ref. 81834).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Lea, R.N. and C.R. Robins, 2003. Four new species of the genus Ophidion (Pisces: Ophidiidae) from the western Atlantic Ocean. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Scientific Papers No. 31:1-9. (Ref. 81834)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10 - 14.2, mean 11.1 °C (based on 9 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).