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Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts)
Etymology: Microstoma: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); australis: Name from Latin 'australis' for its southern distribution.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 600 m (Ref. 97677). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.6 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 97677)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 12; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 8; Vertèbres: 52 - 54. This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers 25-29 (8-9 + 17-20); total vertebrae 52-54; body slender, depth at pectoral-fin base 6.6-8.3; dorsal and pelvic fins set far back on body, the predorsal length 69.0-74.5 and prepelvic length 67.8-71.4; short space between the pelvic and anal fins, distance from pelvic-fin insertion to anal-fin origin 12.5-14.5) (Ref. 97677).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Gon, O. and A.L. Stewart, 2014. Description of a new species of Microstoma (Pisces, Microstomatidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 3884(1):55-64. (Ref. 97677)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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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=0.00389 (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): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).